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- ↑ "Emma Meesseman wint Vlaams Sportjuweel: "Ik ben vereerd"". 2019-12-11.
- ↑ "Nina Derwael krijgt met Vlaams Sportjuweel alweer een trofee". 2018-12-03.
- ↑ "De Vlaamse Sportprijzen 2017 gaan naar Seppe Smits en Rising You". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ "Kalmthoutenaar Peter Genyn wint Vlaams Sportjuweel".
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- ↑ "Van Alphen en Vervoort krijgen Vlaams Sportjuweel".