This year saw the 41st Brussels 20 km race, held on 12 September. The race was dedicated to two campaigns: the first, to promote the Conference on the Future of Europe with its slogan: "The Future is in your hands", and the second, to encourage action against cancer and raise 10 000 euros to fight cancer and support research. For this campaign, EUR 10 from every registration fee went directly to TELEVIE, a charity event organised in French-speaking Belgium and in Luxembourg by RTL-TVI since 1989 for the benefit of scientific research against cancer for children and adults.

More than 22 000 runners from more than 100 nationalities, as well as walkers, hand-bikers and wheelchair users joined together to walk or run through the streets of Brussels. More than 800 colleagues from the European institutions took part in the race wearing the "Running for Europe" team jersey.

This year's race was won by Amaury Paquet from Liège in Belgium, who finished in 59'31, the third fastest time in the history of the event. In the ladies race, Florence De Cock, from Liège, finished first clocking 1:09:50.

The EESC was represented by its vice-president, Cillian Lohan, who together with Stefaan De Rynck, head of the Representation of the European Commission in Belgium, gave the signal to start the race. The runners were greeted by Jaume Duch, Director General for Communication of the European Parliament and Queen Mathilda of the Belgians, who also participated in the race.

The next Brussels 20 km race will take place on 29 May 2022. (ehp)