Editing Brussels (section)

==Sports==
{{Further|Sport in Belgium}}
[[File:20 km de Bruxelles.jpg|thumb|[[20 km of Brussels]]]]

Sport in Brussels is under the responsibility of the [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|Communities]]. The {{lang|fr|Administration de l'Éducation Physique et du Sport}} ([[ADEPS]]) is responsible for recognising the various French-speaking sports federations and also runs three sports centres in the Brussels-Capital Region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-adeps.be/|title=Portail officiel du sport en fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles|website=sport-adeps.be|language=fr|trans-title=Official sports portal in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116150111/http://www.sport-adeps.be/|archive-date=16 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its Dutch-speaking counterpart is {{lang|nl|Sport Vlaanderen}} (formerly called [[Bloso|BLOSO]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.vlaanderen/|title=Doe aan sport|website=Sport.Vlaanderen|language=nl|trans-title=Do sports|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103121617/https://www.sport.vlaanderen/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[King Baudouin Stadium]] (formerly the Heysel Stadium) is the largest in the country and home to the national teams in [[Belgium national football team|football]] and [[Belgium national rugby union team|rugby union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/koningboudewijn/|title=Stade Roi Baudouin – Koning Boudewijnstadion|website=The Stadium Guide|access-date=18 October 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019060103/http://www.stadiumguide.com/koningboudewijn/|url-status=live}}</ref> It hosted the final of the [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship]], and the opening game of [[Euro 2000|the 2000 edition]]. Several European club finals have been held at the ground, including the [[1985 European Cup Final]] which saw 39 deaths due to hooliganism and structural collapse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2012/09/06/alessandro-del-piero-turned-down-liverpool-move-due-to-heysel-566958/|title=Alessandro Del Piero 'turned down Liverpool move due to Heysel'|work=Metro News|date=6 September 2012|access-date=12 August 2013|archive-date=8 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808082941/http://metro.co.uk/2012/09/06/alessandro-del-piero-turned-down-liverpool-move-due-to-heysel-566958/|url-status=live}}</ref> The King Baudouin Stadium is also home of the annual [[Memorial Van Damme]] athletics event, Belgium's foremost [[track and field]] competition, which is part of the [[Diamond League]]. Other important athletics events are the [[Brussels Marathon]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon – 29/09/2024|url=https://brusselsairportmarathon.be/en/|access-date=2024-04-12|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527053103/https://brusselsairportmarathon.be/en/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[20 km of Brussels]], an annual run with 30,000 participants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.20kmdebruxelles.be/en/|access-date=2024-04-12|website=20 km de Bruxelles – 20 km door Brussel|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429231952/https://www.20kmdebruxelles.be/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Football===
[[File:Lotto park 2022.jpg|thumb|right|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] fans at the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]]]]

[[R.S.C. Anderlecht]], based in the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]] in [[Anderlecht]], is the most successful Belgian football club in the [[Belgian Pro League]], with 34 titles.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-belgium-idUKKCN18E358 Anderlecht clinch 34th league title] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003902/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-belgium-idUKKCN18E358 |date=23 September 2017 }}. Rsssf.com. Retrieved on 12 August 2013.</ref> It has also won the most major European tournaments for a Belgian side, with 6 European titles. Brussels is also home to [[Union Saint-Gilloise]], the most successful Belgian club before World War II, with 11 titles.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belgchamp.html Belgium – List of Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019121323/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/belgchamp.html |date=19 October 2020 }}. Rsssf.com. Retrieved on 19 February 2014.</ref> The club was founded in [[Saint-Gilles, Belgium|Saint-Gilles]] but is based in nearby [[Forest, Belgium|Forest]], and plays in the Belgian Pro League. [[RWDM47|Racing White Daring Molenbeek]], based in [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]], and often referred to as RWDM, is a very popular football club that, since 2023, is back playing in the Belgian Pro League.<ref>{{cite press release|title=WE ARE BACK IN THE FIRST DIVISION !|url=https://www.rwdm.be/nl/we-are-back-in-the-first-division/|website=RWDM|access-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515134054/https://www.rwdm.be/nl/we-are-back-in-the-first-division/|archive-date=15 May 2023|language=nl|date=15 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=RWDM promoveert! Brusselse traditieclub volgend seizoen opnieuw in hoogste klasse na zege tegen RSCA Futures|url=https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/rwdm-promoveert-brusselse-traditieclub-volgend-seizoen-opnieuw-in-hoogste-klasse-na-zege-tegen-rsca-futures~a3a60844/|access-date=13 June 2023|work=Het Laatste Nieuws|date=13 May 2023|language=nl-BE|archive-date=18 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518213620/https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/rwdm-promoveert-brusselse-traditieclub-volgend-seizoen-opnieuw-in-hoogste-klasse-na-zege-tegen-rsca-futures~a3a60844/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other Brussels clubs that played in the national series over the years were [[Royal White Star Bruxelles]], Ixelles SC, [[Crossing Club de Schaerbeek]] (born from a merger between RCS de Schaerbeek and Crossing Club Molenbeek), Scup Jette, RUS de Laeken, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, AS Auderghem, KV Wosjot Woluwe and FC Ganshoren.

===Cycling===
Brussels is home to notable [[cycling race]]s. The city is the arrival location of the [[Brussels Cycling Classic]], formerly known as Paris–Brussels, which is one of the oldest [[classic cycle races|semi classic]] [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle races]] on the international calendar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Race info – Men Elite {{!}} Brussels Cycling Classic|url=https://www.brusselscyclingclassic.be/en/race/brussels-cycling-classic/race-info|access-date=2024-04-12|website=Flanders Classics Events|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518221106/https://www.brusselscyclingclassic.be/en/race/brussels-cycling-classic/race-info|url-status=live}}</ref> From World War I until the early 1970s, the [[Six Days of Brussels]] was organised regularly. In the last decades of the 20th century, the [[Grand Prix Eddy Merckx]] was also held in Brussels.