Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper): Remco Evenepoel’s historic Olympic gold and Wout van Aert’s bronze in cycling highlighted Belgium’s strength but a regional debate erupted over the medals.
Belgium was on its toes in the sport of cycling as the 1924 Paris Olympics kicked off. In the men’s time trial Remco Evenepoel took home gold and showed his class. Belgium had its proud Olympic moment Representing a professional cyclist Wout van Aert also fared well during the Olympics cycling competition. He landed a bronze in the same event giving Belgium yet another medal to show just how strong they are as a cycling nation. The success here meant good tone for Belgium in the Games.
Do Jambon’s ‘Flemish Medals’ hurt Belgium’s togetherness
The Flemish medals Jan Jambon compared them to regarding Evenepoel Wout van Aert InitStructure:00 Jambon then had to take a back seat saying the medals were Vlaamse not Belgian. This angered folks because to them it appeared as if his allegiances were based more on regions than the nation at large. This sparked a large controversy about unity in Belgium. Up to the Olympic Games in 2004 more medals were won by athletes from Flanders than French-speaking participants on Team Belgium.From 1992 they had managed just the Belgium with merely45 Olympic medallists Belgium and United states of America For Can Be Converted in behind them. 26 medals went to Flemish athletes 8 to Francophone onDelete. The other 5 medals were earned by team sports for which regional distinctions tend to break down. This highlights how regions such as Flanders have.
