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DIARY OF AN ATHLETE

Lined up in the same series, 10 out of 12 half-divers achieved their personal best at the Golden Series organized by the ARCH

Written by Trackandmemes, July 17, 2022 For this very first edition, you have hit hard. Both in terms of promotion of the competition, but also in terms of the start-list. What was the objective of this very first competition? The first objective was to create a meeting so that [...]

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Cali will also host Regis Thibert at the U20 World Championships

Written by Trackandmemes, on July 7, 2022 My name is Régis Thibert, I'm 18 years old and I'm in the club of Herve, a small and nice village in Wallonia, Belgium. I am an 800m and 1500m runner. Before the starting light is launched, you know in advance that you are going to be the first to [...]

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Mimoun qualifies for the U20 World Championships at IFAM, in 51'71

Written by Trackandmemes, May 30, 2022 JACOB FOGUENNE DELGADO Before his race, you told me "he is capable, he just needs to get through it". Did you know that this day would come today? We didn't come here for nothing. We drove two hours or so. It was [...]

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Here's what you need to know before combining sports and studies in the United States

Written by Trackandmemes, on May 26, 2022 My name is Maïa. I'm 23 years old and I'm an athlete of the club of Noisy-le-Grand in the 93, in France. I do combined events, 400m hurdles and high jump. I started athletics at 11 years old. I knew for a long time that I wanted to be a professional athlete.

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Eyes on Colombia for the world championships... Pierre Straet wants to jump higher

Written by Trackandmemes, May 3, 2022 My name is Pierre Straet and I am 19 years old. I've been doing athletics for 11 years now, and pole vaulting for 7 years at the club of Herve, in Belgium. As I study mathematics in Louvain-la-Neuve, I also train with the CSDyle of LLN since the beginning of the school year 2021. How long has this performance been on your radar? I have this [...]

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The Belgian Cheetahs, "Carole is not just a coach for us

Written by Trackandmemes on April 1, 2022 You have just set a new Belgian record in 3:30.58, as well as qualifying for the finals of the world championships. does this achievement confirm what you were looking for? Yes, our goal was to make the national record. We knew that once in the final, anything could happen.

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From Sweden to Switzerland, Felix SVENSSON gets closer to his Olympic goal

Written by Trackandmemes, March 28, 2022 In fact, when you started this sport you went from 11.32 to 10.89 in the 100m in the space of a year. It is true that in athletics, you progress very quickly when you start. But you start with a pretty solid time. 10.89, that's not nothing. Does your coach [...]

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Eddy LEECH: From the great French hope to the American dream

Written by Trackandmemes, March 24, 2022 I started athletics at the age of 7. My name is Eddy Leech and I am 21 years old. I am a 400m runner licensed at Annecy Haute Savoie Athletics, in a region not far from Switzerland. I also work in a company to get some experience.

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This season, the Belgian light is on Enguerran BOSSICARD

Written by Trackandmemes, March 13, 2022 The whole of Belgium has watched you progress to the title of Belgian U23 Championship. If you had to thank only two people, which ones would come to your mind ? To choose only two people would be too hard... If I could progress like that, it's because of the people who helped me.

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End of season for some, explosion for others... And today, it is Gaëtan CHIROUX's turn

Written by Trackandmemes, on March 13, 2022 21.86 at the Belgian espoir championship. You break the 22 seconds barrier! Tell us how does this new performance taste? Honestly, I have rarely experienced this kind of emotion. When I saw the time on the clock, I couldn't even hold back my scream! So [...]

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Cedric Motieh, the young athlete who amazes the old ones

Written by Trackandmemes, February 10, 2022 My name is Cedric Motieh. I'm just 17 years old and I've been doing track and field for six years at the RFCL which is a Belgian club in the province of Liege. I have always loved running since I was a child. Running has always been a [...]

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Laureen Ouceni : " I would like to work in the follow-up of a sportsman, but without being on the field "

Written by Trackandmemes, February 7, 2022 My name is Laureen Ouceni. I am 19 years old. I am a member of the Saint-Denis Emotion club in France. I train just below the stade de France. In winter 2021 I was vice-champion of France on 400m. In summer, I won the second place at the French Championship on 200m and [...]

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