GO-GO Gent Roller Derby is a women's flat track

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league based in

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. Founded in 2008, the league currently consists of an All-star travel team and a B-team which compete against teams from other leagues. GO-GO Gent is a member of the

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(WFTDA).

History

GO-GO Gent Roller Girls was the first roller derby league in Belgium, with the

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One Love Roller Dolls One Love Roller Dolls (OLRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2010, the league currently consists of two teams which competes against teams from other leagues. One Love is a member of the Women's F ...

quickly following their lead. GO-GO Gent was accepted as apprentice members of the

in January 2011, and graduated to full membership in December 2012.WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members
", 3 December 2012 In December 2011, GO-GO Gent and One Love were named as the top two Belgian leagues by ''

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''. Their intraleague home bout in January 2011 was the first ever roller derby event to be organized in Belgium. The Mad Megs beat the Bells of Mayhem and the league instantly gained a fanbase in their hometown.

Bouts

The GO-GO Gent travel team was victorious in their bouts against the

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and

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. Other previous opponents include the

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and

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. They hosted the

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travel team on their

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breastcancer awareness themed home bout on 10 March 2012.GO-GO Gent vs Brighton Rockers for Think Pink!", Gent GO-GO Roller Girls, 6 February 2012
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WFTDA rankings

References

{{WFTDA Division 3 Sport in Ghent Roller derby leagues established in 2008 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 Roller derby leagues in Belgium 2008 establishments in Belgium