Cameron Vandenbroucke takes third place in Ploegsteert remembrance run

Cameron Vandenbroucke took third place in the 21 kilometer semi-marathon at the Course du Souvenir in Ploegsteert, Belgium.

The event, which her family has organized for 44 years, drew 5,148 participants across two distances. Vandenbroucke, the granddaughter of the event organizers Jean-Jacques and Chantal Vandenbroucke, finished with a time of 1 hour 21 minutes and 41 seconds.

Vandenbroucke stated that she did not expect to reach the podium because she had very little specific training and no interval sessions before the race. She competed in the village where she lived until she was 20 years old. The Burundian runner Violette Ndayikengurukiye won the women's race with a time of 1 hour 15 minutes and 5 seconds.

In the men's category, Burundian athlete Patrick Nimubona won the 20 kilometer race with a time of 1 hour 02 minutes and 17 seconds. The 8 kilometer race included nearly 3,500 participants. Kobe Hermans from Louvain won the men's 8 kilometer sprint, while Charlotte Van Laethem won the women's 8 kilometer race.