On the first day of the Olympics, the Belgian Olympic Committee visited a number of Belgian maternities to congratulate parents with their newborn babies. Former Olympic champions gave all parents a symbolical 88 flowers. Attached was a greeting card with the message: “DEAR PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN EXTRA SUPPORTER.”

This action was part of multimedia campaign with the campaignline: ““1.3 billion chinese, 10 million belgians, we are going to need all our supporters.” ”

The unexpected visit of Ulla Werbrouck (gold in Atlanta), Gella Vandecaveye (silver in Atlanta), Ingrid Lempereur (bronze Los Angeles) and Dominique Monami (bronze in Sydney) got a lot of media exposure, even making the frontpage of Belgium’s biggest newspaper.

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