the 44th edition of The Memorial Van Damme, the traditional meeting of the Diamond League athletics, will be held on Friday, September 4, behind closed doors at the stade Roi Baudouin. Golazo, the organiser of the rendezvous in brussels, announced on Tuesday by way of a press release.

"The Memorial is situated may be just outside the period of the recent measures taken to stem the outbreak of the coronavirus, but as an organization, we do not want to take any risk and bring clarity," said Cedric Van Branteghem, director of the meeting.