# Belgium at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. Athletes representing Belgium won 11 gold medals, four silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 7th place in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Bart Swings | Road speed skating | Men's 10,000 m point race | 9 July |
| Gold | Bart Swings | Track speed skating | Men's 10,000 m elimination race | 10 July |
| Gold | Bart Swings | Track speed skating | Men's 10,000 m point elimination race | 10 July |
| Gold | Bart Swings | Road speed skating | Men's 15,000 m elimination race | 12 July |
| Gold | Helena Heijens Bram Roettger | Acrobatic gymnastics | Mixed pair | 15 July |
| Gold | Florian Bayili | Ju-jitsu | Men's ne-waza 69 kg | 15 July |
| Gold | Licai Pourtois | Ju-jitsu | Women's fighting 57 kg | 15 July |
| Gold | Nicolas Collin | Sport climbing | Men's boulder | 15 July |
| Gold | Kim Bergmans Lise De Meyst Bo Hollebosch | Acrobatic gymnastics | Women's group | 16 July |
| Gold | Tinne Gilis | Squash | Women's singles | 17 July |
| Silver | Ian Lodens Charis Gravensteyn | Ju-jitsu | Mixed | 16 July |
| Silver | Simon De Wever Jonas Raus Viktor Vermeire Wannes Vlaeminck | Acrobatic gymnastics | Men's group | 17 July |
| Silver | Team Belgium | Korfball | Mixed tournament | 17 July |
| Bronze | Bart Swings | Track speed skating | Men's 1000 m sprint | 9 July |
| Bronze | Jérémy Lorsignol | Parkour | Men's freestyle | 11 July |
| Bronze | Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Nele Vanbuel | Lifesaving | Women's 4x25 m manikin relay | 11 July |
| Bronze | Team Belgium | Tug of war | Men's outdoor 640 kg | 15 July |
| Bronze | Eddy Merckx | Cue sports | Men's three-cushion carom | 13 July |

### Invitational sports

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Maurine Ricour | Duathlon | Women's individual | 16 July |
| Silver | Arnaud Delly Maurine Ricour | Duathlon | Mixed relay | 17 July |

## Competitors

| Sports | Men | Women | Total |
| Acrobatic gymnastics | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Air sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billiards sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boules sports | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoe marathon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dancesport | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Duathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Inline speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ju-jitsu | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kickboxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Korfball | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Lifesaving | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Orienteering | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkour | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sport Climbing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Squash | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trampoline gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tug of war | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Waterskiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 75 |

## Acrobatic gymnastics

Belgium won three medals in acrobatic gymnastics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Balance | Dynamic | Total | Total | | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Balance | Dynamic | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Helena Heijens Bram Roettger | Mixed pair | 29.980 | 29.830 | 59.810 | 1st Q | 29.700 | |
| Simon De Wever Jonas Raus Viktor Vermeire Wannes Vlaeminck | Men's group | 28.290 | 27.900 | 56.190 | 3rd Q | 29.360 | |
| Kim Bergmans Lise De Meyst Bo Hollebosch | Women's group | 27.750 | 28.630 | 56.380 | 3rd Q | 29.970 | |

## Air sports

Belgium competed in drone racing.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Repechage 4 | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score Rank | Score | Rank |
| Maximilien Pellichero | Drone racing | 26.093227 | 16th | 1:22.382848 2nd Q | 1:12.15104 4th | 1:15.966464 1st Q | 1:12.292352 3rd | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 14th |

## Archery

Belgium competed in archery.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sarah Prieels | Women's compound individual | 694 | 12 Q | Mariana Zúñiga (CHI) W 136–135 | Paige Pearce (USA) L 146–147 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boules sports

Belgium competed in boules sports.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jessica Meskens | Women's petanque precision shooting | 24p | 6th | 22p | 5th | did not advance | did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nancy Barzin Jessica Meskens | Women's petanque doubles | Verena Gabe Eileen Jenal (GER) L 3 – 13 | Janice Bissonnette Rebeka Howe (USA) L 0 – 13 | Nantawan Fue Angsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej (THA) NM | 4th | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Canoe marathon

Belgium competed in canoe marathon.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Daan Cox | Men's short distance | 14:50.94 | 14th Q | 15:11.80 | 13th |
| Daan Cox | Men's long distance | — | — | 1:34:47.20 | 16th |

## Cue sports

Belgium competed in cue sports.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Eddy Merckx | Men's three-cushion billiards | Erick Tellez (CRC) W 40 – 16 | Dani Sánchez (ESP) W 40 – 38 | Dick Jaspers (NED) L 16 – 40 | Pedro Gonzalez (COL) W 40 – 24 | |

## Dancesport

Belgium competed in dancesport.
| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | Hope Round | Hope Round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | Hope Round | Hope Round | Semi-final | Semi-final | Foot Technique | Foot Technique | Acrobatic | Acrobatic |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Marie Peters & Benedikt Andres | Rock'n'Roll | 54.14 | 10th | 60.14 | 4th Q | 67.59 | 9th | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Maxime Blieck | B-Girls | Camine Van Hoof (BEL) L 0 – 2 | Sunny Choi (USA) L 1 – 1 | Paulina Starus (POL) W 2 – 0 | 3rd | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Camine Van Hoof | B-Girls | Maxime Blieck (BEL) W 2 – 0 | Paulina Starus (POL) W 2 – 0 | Sunny Choi (USA) L 0 – 2 | 2nd Q | Ami Yuasa (JPN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Duathlon

Belgium competed in duathlon.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Vincent Bierinckx | Men's race | 1:50:12 | 6th |
| Arnaud Dely | Men's race | 1:49:32 | 5th |
| Angelo Vandecasteele | Men's race | 1:49:04 | 4th |
| Lotte Claes | Women's race | DSQ | DSQ |
| Maurine Ricour | Women's race | 2:01:38 | |
| Laura Swannet | Women's race | DSQ | DSQ |
| Arnaud Dely Maurine Ricour | Mixed relay | 1:19:25 | |
| Vincent Bierinckx Lotte Claes | Mixed relay | 1:20:00 | 4th |

## Ju-jitsu

Belgium competed in ju-jitsu.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Florian Bayili | Men's ne-waza 69 kg | Adrian Milord (PAN) W 14 – 0 | Valentin Blumental (FRA) W 6 – 2 | 1st Q | Viki Dabush (ISR) W 14 – 0 | Mohamed Alsuwaidi (UAE) W ADV | |
| Licai Pourtois | Women's fighting 57 kg | Margarita Rosa Campos Obando (COL) W 14 – 0 | Christina Koutoulaki (GRE) W 10 – 2 | 1st Q | Rebekka Ziska Dahl (DEN) W 16 – 4 | Christina Koutoulaki (GRE) W walkover | |
| Charis Gravensteyn Ian Lodens | Mixed duo | Warawut Saengsriruang Lalita Yuennan (THA) L 69.5 – 72 | Genoveva Dobre Ionut Dobre (ROU) W 72 – 67.5 | 2nd Q | Sofia Jokl Thomas Schoenenberger (SUI) W 71.5 – 69.5 | Warawut Saengsriruang Lalita Yuennan (THA) L 74.5 – 75 | |

## Karate

Belgium competed in karate.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Quentin Mahauden | Men's kumite 75 kg | Nurkanat Azhikanov (KAZ) 5 – 5 D | Stanislav Horuna (UKR) 0 – 2 L | Abdalla Abdelaziz (EGY) 4 – 12 L | 4th | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |

## Kickboxing

Belgium competed in kickboxing.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Hélène Connart | Women's 60 kg | Sofia Oliveira (POR) W 2 – 1 | Milana Bjelogrlic (SRB) L 1 – 2 | Alina Martyniuk (UKR) L 1 – 2 | 4th |

## Korfball

Belgium won the silver medal in the korfball tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Team Belgium | Korfball | Germany (GER) W 26 – 9 | China (CHN) W 27 – 11 | Suriname (SUR) W 29 – 14 | 1st Q | Chinese Taipei (TPE) W 19 – 18 | Netherlands (NED) L 12 – 23 | |

## Lifesaving

Belgium competed in lifesaving.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Corentin Stavart | Men's 100 m manikin tow with fins | 53.46 | 6th |
| Aurelie Romanini | Women's 50 m manikin carry | 36.18 | 6th |
| Bo Van de Plas | Women's 100 m manikin tow with fins | 59.60 | 5th |
| Bo Van de Plas | Women's 200 m super lifesaver | 2:25.57 | 4th |
| Joni Ceusters Jeroen Lecoutere Maarten Van Laethem Jelle Vandersteen | Men's 4x25 m manikin relay | 1:10.79 | 5th |
| Joni Ceusters Jeroen Lecoutere Corentin Stavart Maarten Van Laethem | Men's 4x50 m obstacle relay | 1:42.22 | 8th |
| Joni Ceusters Jeroen Lecoutere Corentin Stavart Maarten Van Laethem | Men's 4x50 m medley relay | 1:32.76 | 8th |
| Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Nele Vanbuel | Women's 4x25 m manikin relay | 1:23.41 | |
| Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Nele Vanbuel | Women's 4x50 m medley relay | 1:43.18 | 8th |
| Sofie Boogaerts Stefanie Lindekens Aurelie Romanini Bo Van de Plas | Women's 4x50 m obstacle relay | 1:55.66 | 8th |

## Orienteering

Belgium competed in orienteering.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Yannick Michiels | Men's sprint | 15:13 | 12th |
| Yannick Michiels | Men's middle distance | 40:34 | 20th |

## Parkour

Belgium won one bronze medal in parkour.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jérémy Lorsignol | Men's speedrun | 24.59 | 5th Q | 25.93 | 5th |
| Jérémy Lorsignol | Men's freestyle | 19.5 | 6th Q | 22.0 | |

## Powerlifting

Belgium competed in powerlifting.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Jeroen Van Heesvelde | Men's heavyweight | 96.40 | 9th |

## Road speed skating

Belgium competed in road speed skating.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Bart Swings | Men's 10,000 m point race | 27p | |
| Bart Swings | Men's 15,000 m elimination race | 25:43.092 | |

## Sport climbing

Belgium competed in sport climbing.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hannes Van Duysen | Men's boulder | 1T4z | 7th | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicolas Collin | Men's boulder | 2T3z | 6th Q | 4T4z | |
| Nicolas Collin | Men's lead | 36+ | 3rd Q | 22+ | 6th |
| Chloe Caulier | Women's boulder | 2T4z | 8th | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chloe Caulier | Women's lead | 28+ | 8th Q | 29 | 8th |

## Squash

Belgium won one medal in squash.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tinne Gilis | Women's singles | — | Nikki Todd (CAN) W 11 – 7, 11 – 4 | Marina Stefanoni (USA) W 11 – 5, 11 – 7 | Coline Aumard (FRA) W 11 – 7, 11 – 9, 11 – 6 | Lucy Beecroft (GBR) W 11 – 9, 11 – 7, 11 – 6 | |

## Track speed skating

Belgium competed in track speed skating.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bart Swings | Men's 1000 m sprint | 1:24.765 | 6th Q | 1:23.931 | 1st Q | 1:27.339 | |
| Bart Swings | Men's 10,000 m point elimination race | — | — | — | — | 18p | |
| Bart Swings | Men's 10,000 m elimination race | — | — | — | — | 15:16.914 | |

## Trampoline gymnastics

Belgium competed in trampoline gymnastics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final 1 | Final 1 | Final 2 | Final 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sam Dhoop | Men's tumbling | 50.600 | 7th Q | 21.300 | 8th | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tug of war

Belgium won one medal in tug of war.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Team Belgium | Men's outdoor 640 kg | Italy (ITA) D 1 – 1 | Great Britain (GBR) L 0 – 3 | Germany (GER) D 1 – 1 | Netherlands (NED) W 3 – 0 | Switzerland (SUI) L 0 – 3 | 4th Q | Switzerland (SUI) L 0 – 2 | Germany (GER) W 2 – 0 | |

## Water skiing

Belgium competed in water skiing.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Olivier Fortamps | Men's tricks | 9810p | 5th Q | 9410p | 5th |