The National Trophy for Sports Merit has been awarded since 1928 and can only be won once by an athlete/sports team. The laureate was chosen by an eleven-member jury of (former) sports champions and sports personalities, including former winners Ingrid Berghmans (1982), Jean-Michel Saive (1991), Joël Smets (2000), Kim Gevaert (2006, and 2007 with the relief team) and Evi Van Acker (2012). Marc Coudron, Roger Vanmeerbeek, Eddy De Smedt, Wilfried Meert, Ann Wauters and Marc Vlaeminck completed the jury.
