SC Eendracht Aalst is a Belgian football club based in Aalst, East Flanders.
Sport in Belgium plays a prominent role in the society. As of 2010, Belgium counted around 17,000 sport clubs with approximately 1.35 million members, or about 13% of the Belgian population. Popular sports in Belgium are, among others: football, cycling, tennis, table tennis, athletics, swimming, basketball, badminton, judo, hockey, rowing, motocross, auto racing, volleyball, and running. Belgium has organized the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp as well as the 1972 UEFA European Championship and the 2000 UEFA European Championship along with the Netherlands. The Belgium national football team's best result was a 3rd place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and a second place of the 1980 UEFA European Championship. Belgian football clubs have won 3 times the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and twice the UEFA Cup, plus 3 times the UEFA Supercup.
Kay van Dijk is a Dutch professional volleyball player, a member of Netherlands men's national volleyball team in 2003-2013 and Persian club Peykan Tehran volleyball club, a participant of the Olympic Games Athens 2004, a silver medalist of the European League 2008, Belgium Champion (2008), Slovenian Champion (2011).
Frank Depestele is a retired Belgian volleyball player and current coach. He is 1.91 m tall and played as a setter. He was a regular player on the national team of which he was also captain. He has won several different individual prizes, including that for Best Setter in the CEV Champions League and Greek Volley League MVP.
Michelbeke is a village in the municipality of Brakel, Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It was itself a municipality until the fusion of the municipalities on 1 January 1971.
Hermes Volley Oostende is a volleyball team based in Ostend (Oostende), Belgium. The club was founded in 1955, but consisted only of one men's team until 1963, when also a women's team was erected.
Volley Group d'Arté Averbode are a former Belgian volleyball club based in Averbode.
The Lotto Volley League is the top flight in men's volleyball in Belgium. The league is organized by the Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation. VC Greenyard Maaseik is the most successful club of the Volleyliga with 15 national titles since 1991. The first Volleyliga was played in 1944–45 and won by Léopold Club.
Okapi Aalst is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the top tier BNXT League and plays its home games in the Okapi Forum, which has a seating capacity of 2,800 people.
The Belgian Basketball Cup, for sponsorship reasons the Lotto Basketball Cup, is the top tier national basketball cup competition in Belgium. The tournament is played in a knock-out format, in which teams are drawn against each other. Oostende is the most successful club in the competition's history, as it won 19 titles. Antwerp Giants are the last team to have won the Cup, having won the 2023 edition.
Pieter Verhees is a Belgian volleyball player, member of the Belgium men's national volleyball team, participant of the 2014 World Championship. On club level he plays for Greenyard Maaseik.
Imoco Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Conegliano and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Maret Balkestein-Grothues, néeMaret Grothues is a Dutch volleyball player who plays as a wing spiker. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team, and is the current team captain. On 6 May 2021 she signed for the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos.
VC Zellik was a Belgian former professional volleyball club from the urbanised town of Zellik.
Toontje Van Lankvelt is a Canadian male volleyball player. He was part of the Canada men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He is currently playing for Hyundai Capital in Korea, but has played for a variety of other European teams throughout his professional career.
Robin Overbeeke is a Dutch male volleyball player. He is part of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Lindemans Aalst.
Robbert Andringa is a Dutch professional volleyball player who plays for Gas Sales Piacenza and the Netherlands national team.
Seppe Baetens is a Belgian male volleyball player. He is currently part of the Belgium men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Axis Shanks Guibertin.
Adrian Staszewski is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Asseco Resovia.
Markkus Keel is an Estonian volleyball player. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2017 and represented his country at the 2019 European Volleyball Championship.
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