[1] In 2015 Laachraoui won a silver medal in the finweight class at the Summer Universiade games after losing to Iran's Armin Hadipour Seighalani in the final.

In the final of the −54 kg division he defeated 18-year-old Spanish fighter Jesús Tortosa 6–3 to win the tournament.

[4] Laachraoui may be selected to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[5] but he wasn't.

[citation needed] The quota place for Belgian team in the men's 58 kg was originally earned by Si Mohamed Ketbi via his world ranking position.

[9] At a press conference following the bombings Mourad Laachraoui said that he was "scared and saddened" by what his brother had done and that "you don't choose your family.