Belgium at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

Belgium at the
2025 World Athletics Championships
WA codeBEL
in Tokyo, Japan
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) – 21 September 2025 (2025-09-21)
Competitors38 (22 men and 16 women)
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025. Belgium entered 47 athletes, 26 individual athletes and five relay teams.[1]

Medalists

Medal Athlete Event Date
 Silver Isaac Kimeli Men's 5000 metres September 21
 Bronze Dylan Borlée
Alexander Doom
Helena Ponette
Jonathan Sacoor*
Imke Vervaet
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay September 13

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Results

Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Season best
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alexander Doom 400 metres 45.10 6 Did not advance
Daniel Segers 45.04 4
Eliott Crestan 800 metres 1:45.05 5 q 1:44.56 8 Did not advance
Pieter Sisk 1:46.37 7 Did not advance
Pieter Sisk 1500 metres 3:43.50 11
Ruben Verheyden 3:41.45 5 Q 3:36.31 10 Did not advance
Jochem Vermeulen 3:37.33 8 Did not advance
John Heymans 5000 metres 13:47.37 13 Did not advance
Isaac Kimeli 13:13.06 1 Q 12:58.78 SB
Koen Naert Marathon 2:12:52 17
Elie Bacari 110 metres hurdles 13.55 6 Did not advance
Michael Obasuyi 13.54 5
Tim Van de Velde 3000 metres steeplechase 9:02.21 11 Did not advance
Emiel Botterman
Antoine Snyders
Simon Verherstraeten
Kobe Vleminckx
4 × 100 metres relay 38.46 5 NR Did not advance
Dylan Borlée*
Alexander Doom
Jonathan Sacoor
Daniel Segers
Robin Vanderbemden
4 × 400 metres relay 2:57.98 SB 2 Q 2:59.48 4
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Thomas Carmoy High jump 2.25 12 q 2.20 =11
Ben Broeders Pole vault 5.70 16 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Jente Hauttekeete Result 10.85 7.04 14.58 1.99 49.36 14.49 44.09 5.00 55.44 4:27.91 PB 8116 10
Points 894 823 764 794 844 912 748 910 669 758

Women

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rani Rosius 100 metres 11.25 SB 4 Did not advance
Imke Vervaet 200 metres 22.74 3 Q 22.79 6 Did not advance
Elise Vanderelst 5000 metres 15:00.52 11
Jana Van Lent 15:14.93 17
10000 metres 31:44.05 13
Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck 100 metres hurdles 12.74 4 q 13.05 6 Did not advance
Paulien Couckuyt 400 metres hurdles 55.08 5 q 54.69 6
Naomi Van den Broeck 54.70 3 Q 53.65 NR 3 q 53.70 6
Janie De Naeyer
Delphine Nkansa
Rani Rosius
Rani Vincke
4 × 100 metres relay DQ Did not advance
Camille Laus
Helena Ponette
Naomi Van Den Broeck
Imke Vervaet
4 × 400 metres relay 3:23.96 2 Q 3:22.15 SB 4
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Merel Maes High jump 1.88 =12 q 1.93 10
Elien Vekemans Pole vault 4.45 17 Did not advance
Ilona Masson Triple jump 13.79 19
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Nafissatou Thiam Result 13.61 1.89 14.85 25.52 5.99 DNS - DNF
Points 1034 1093 851 840 846 0 -

Mixed

Track events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dylan Borlée
Alexander Doom
Jonathan Sacoor*
Helena Ponette
Imke Vervaet
4 × 400 metres relay 3:10.37 SB 1 Q 3:10.61

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

References

  1. ^ "47 BELGEN NAAR WK IN TOKIO" [47 BELGIANS TO THE WORLD CUP IN TOKYO] (in Dutch). Belgian Athletics. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.