The start of the 42nd edition of the famous “20 kilometers of Brussels” race took place on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Parc du Cinquantenaire, just after the departure of the disabled participants at 9:30 a.m. Runners came out in five waves, followed by walkers. The beginnings were given by various political personalities, including the Mayor of Brussels Philippe CLOSE, the Sports Councilor of Brussels Benoît HELLINGS, the Mayor of Etterbeek Vincent De Wolf and the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. Among the participants were Queen Mathilde, who took part in the walker category, and her son Prince Emmanuel, who ran the 20 kilometres. In total, around 33,000 people took part in the race, including around 4,000 walkers and 1,000 participants with disabilities, from 137 different nationalities.

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Launch of the 42nd edition of the 20 km of Brussels by EP President Roberta METSOLA

Roberta MESTOLA, EP President, meeting the runners

<p>Roberta METSOLA, EP President meeting with Mathilde, Queen of Belgium</p>