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27.05.2018
Nafi Thiam takes back-to-back title at hypomeeting Gotzis with a world-leading 6806 score
Nafissatou Thiam claimed her second title in the heptathlon at the Hypo Meeting IAAF Combined Events Challenge fixture in Gotzis, Austria, on Sunday 27 May 2018.
28.02.2018
Nafi Thiam joins Richard Mille
A specialist in combined events, victorious in the 2017 World Championships and 2016 Olympics, Nafi is the first female athlete to join the team of Richard Mille athletes alongside her male counterparts, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Yohan Blake and Wayde Van Niekerk. At only 23 years old, her list of achievements makes her one of the world leaders in athletics.
19.12.2017
Nafi Thiam becomes Alpro ambassador
After claiming European Indoor (pentathlon) and World outdoor (heptathlon) gold medals and scoring a historical 7013 points at the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting, Nafi Thiam was voted World Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF. From achieving European gold as a junior in 2013 to consecutively claiming Olympic and World titles in 2016 and 2017, Nafi made a rapid rise from a promising junior to one of the world’s best and a true figurehead of Belgian sports. As a young but charismatic influencer she makes it a priority to make genuine and conscious choices and the new partnership with Alpro fits right in.
17.12.2017
Nafi Thiam voted Belgian sports woman of the year for 3rd consecutive time
Nafissatou Thiam was named Belgian Sports Woman of the Year at the Sportgala in Brussels on Saturday evening. For the heptathlon standout it’s the third consecutive time to clinch the award.
09.12.2017
Nafi Thiam awarded 5th consecutive Belgian golden spike award
Today, Nafi Thiam was awarded the Belgian Golden Spike Award for the 5th consecutive time.
26.11.2017
Nafi Thiam crowned female world athlete of the year
Belgium’s Nafi Thiam was named female World Athlete of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards in Monaco on Friday 24 November.
15.04.2017
Audi continues their partnership with heptathlete Nafi Thiam
In 2016, Audi’s engaged in a partnership with heptathlete Nafi Thiam. With the Olympics of 2020 in Tokio in mind, Audi and Nafi decided to prolong their collaboration for another three years.
03.03.2017
Olympic champion Nafi Thiam adds European indoor pentathlon gold
Olympic heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam won the European indoor pentathlon title in dominant fashion on Friday.
18.12.2016
Nafi Thiam named Belgium’s sportswoman of the year 2016 after clinching olympic heptathlon gold
Nafi Thiam took the top award at the 2016 Sportsgala held at Wild Gallery in Vorst (Brussels) on Saturday.
25.11.2016
Nafi Thiam awarded Belgian golden spike award
Heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam and decathlete Thomas Van der Plaetsen were awarded the Golden Spike Award at a ceremony in Stayen, a brand new multi purpose venue exploited by STVV Sint-Truiden.
15.10.2016
Nafi Thiam wins golden tracks female rising star of the year
Olympic heptathlon Champion Nafi Thiam was crowned Golden Tracks Female Rising Star of the Year by European Athletics in Funchal, Madeira.
20.05.2016
Nafi Thiam becomes ambassador for Audi
Belgian heptathlon star Nafissatou Thiam is proud to announce Audi as her new partner on her road to Rio and beyond.
12.07.2015
Nafi Thiam wins high jump silver at European u23 championships
After claiming the gold at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the heptathlon, Nafi Thiam added European U23 high jump silver to her continental accolades.
06.03.2015
Nafi Thiam takes European indoor silver in Prague
In the Czech town of Prague, Belgium’s 2014 European bronze medalist Nafi Thiam delivered an impressive pentathlon performance to claim silver at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
15.12.2014
Nafi Thiam voted female athlete of the year 2014 in Belgium
At the 2014 Sportsgala held at attraction park Plopsaland in De Panne, Belgium Nafissatou Thiam was named Female Athlete of the Year for 2014. Nafi was selected as winner in balloting of the professional members of sportspress, the national league of sports journalists in Belgium.
04.12.2014
Nafi Thiam receives golden spike award in Belgium
Heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam was awarded the Golden Spike Award at a ceremony in Stayen, a brand new multi purpose venue exploited by STVV Sint-Truiden.
17.08.2014
Nafi Thiam claims European bronze
In the Swiss town of Zürich, Belgium’s European Junior champion Nafi Thiam delivered an impressive heptathlon performance to claim bronze at the European Athletics Championships.
01.06.2014
Thiam smashes national record to finish 5th in Gotzis
At the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting in Götzis, European junior champion Nafi Thiam smashed her own Belgian record by adding more than 210 points to the PB she set when winning the European junior title in Rieti last year. The Geography student tallied 6508 points to finish 5th.
25.12.2013
Nafi Thiam is Belgium’s rising star of the year
At the 2013 Sportsgala held at the AED Studios in Lint, Belgium Nafissatou Thiam was named Rising Star of the Year for 2013. Nafi was selected as winner in balloting of the professional members of sportspress, the national league of sports journalists in Belgium.
05.12.2013
Nafi Thiam wins golden spike award
19-year-old heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam yesterday won her 1st Golden Spike Award at a ceremony in the beautiful city hall of Brussels.
15.11.2013
Nafi Thiam top three finalist for belgian rising star of the year award
After being shortlisted as one of the fifteen candidates for the Rising Star of the Year Award in Belgium, multi event talent Nafi Thiam is now amongst the three finalists to win the trofee.
23.07.2013
Nafi Thiam takes european junior title in new national senior record
Thiam, who turns 19 in August, rose to the occasion with no less than five new personal best scores in the two-day competition to take the European junior crown with a total score of 6298 points.