On 15 December 2024 Dieter Coussement member of DHC Kortrijk participated in the World Marathon Championships in Taipei.

His goal was to finish within 3h but unfortunately due to Jetlag and not enough sleep, Dieter started having a hard time after 32 km ! His legs couldn't take any more so he already thought of quitting, but he kept going and came in at 3h 8 min 31sec, this is a 3-minute improvement on his previous record, which he achieved at the European Championships in Denmark in 2023.

Despite not achieving his goal, he was satisfied afterwards because it was a very nice experience to witness that once !!!

Results World Cup 2024 Marathon in Taipei (Taiwan) on 15 December 2024:
 1. Kingstedt Otto                        SWE    2:17:52  CR
2. Aoyama Takuro                       JPN      2:26:16
3. Stanovsky Michal                    CZE     2:35:49
4. Majima Ryo                              JPN      2:47:41
5. Trock Mathias Trudsoe           DEN     2:54:23
6. Rasmussen Jason Joemaa      DEN     3:03:29
7. De La Rosa Hendry                 FRA     3:07:41
8. Horlyck Henrik Molier             DEN     3:08:28
9. Coussement Dieter                  BEL      3:08:31
     Chu Chun-Che                         TPE          DNF
     Gomes Ricardo Oliviera          POR         DNF 

Dieter will continue to work towards his dream of finishing a marathon under 3 hours!