Editing Flémalle (section)

=== Athletics ===
The Flémalle Athletic Club (F.A.C.) is an important athletics club in the Liège region. It was founded on 10 October 1970. Before the creation of the club, the runners were part of the R.F.C. Liégeois and they ran on a [[cinder track]], located near the André Cools sports hall, inaugurated in 1952 by [[Gaston Reiff]], a great athlete who won the 5000 meters at the [[1948 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]] in 1948. However, the club now has a [[tartan track]] which has been in use since the 2000s.

Belgian ''cross-country runners'' particularly appreciate the course of the site located on the Nature Reserve "Aux roches", including [[Karel Lismont]], [[Willy Polleunis]], [[Emiel Puttemans]], [[Leon Schots]] and others.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=History of the club |url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/9 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref>

The club organizes major championships: in 1985, the L.B.F.A. cross-country championship; in 1989, the Belgian cross-country championship for cadets and schoolboys; in 1990, the Belgian cross-country championships for Juniors/Seniors; in 1992, the L.B.F.A. cross-country championship; in 1996, the Belgian semi-marathon championship; in 1999, 2000, and 2002, the Belgian 10,000 meters championships; and in 2002, 2004, and 2006, the Belgian Cross Masters championship.<ref name=":12" />

[[Paul Roekaerts]] is one of the club's coaches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coaches |lang=en|url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/11 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref> Colin Glesner holds the Benjamins records for 1000 meters (2003), long jump (2003), and 1 kg shot put (2003), which have not been beaten by the club since.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benjamins Records |lang=en|url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/12 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref> Among the Cadet Records, Philippe Goffin holds the club javelin record of {{nobr|600 grams}} since 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cadets Records |lang=en|url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/15 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref> He also holds the club javelin record of {{nobr|700 grams}} for Schoolboys since 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schoolboys Records |lang=en|url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/16 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref> and the javelin record of {{nobr|800 grams}} for Juniors since 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juniors Records |lang=en|url=http://www.flemalle-athletisme.be/node/17 |website=flemalle-athletisme.be |access-date=29 April 2021}}.</ref>