ˈæftɚ swˈɪtʃɪŋ kˈʌntɹiz, ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst bˈɛldʒən bˈaɪəθliːt tə wˈɪn ɐ ɡlˈoʊbəl tˈaɪɾəl wɛn hiː tˈʊk ðə ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl ɪnðə pɚsˈuːt æt ðə sˈʌmɚ bˈaɪəθlɑːn wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn tjˈuːmɛn, ɹˈʌʃə, hˌævɪŋ ɔːlɹˌɛdi tˈeɪkən ɐ sˈɪlvɚɹ ɪnðə spɹˈɪnt ðə pɹˈiːviəs dˈeɪ.
After switching countries, in August 2014 he became the first Belgian biathlete to win a global title when he took the gold medal in the pursuit at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Tyumen, Russia, having already taken a silver in the sprint the previous day.