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DIARY OF AN ATHLETE

Teddy Tamgho: "The athlete works for HIMSELF, ALONE, under the guidance of the coach"

Written by Trackandmemes, May 16, 2021 Teddy Tamgho is a former high level athlete specialized in Triple Jump. Junior World Champion in 2008, Teddy has a great record of achievements as he was also World Champion in indoor 2010 and 3rd at the European Championships 2010. He went on to become champion in the [...]

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Dorian Lairi: "This summer I'm aiming for the U23 Europes and a title in the U23 category at the French championships".

Written by Trackandmemes, May 15, 2021 I am 21 years old and my discipline is high jump. I got my personal record in Rennes, France, during the university championships by clearing the 2m20 bar. I also won the French espoir championship in 2019, and was selected three times for the French youth team. Who inspired you to reach the level that [...]

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Liefde Schoemaker in 53.92. On the way to the Europe U20 " A stride you are afraid of ".

Written by Trackandmemes, May 9, 2021 Liefde is a Belgian athlete specializing in the 400 meters. Promising would actually be a weak word to describe her as she only confirms her incredible level, season after season. She and her long legs there. She is also part of the Belgian national 4×400 relay, the Belgian 4×400 [...].

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The confinement was not an obstacle for Rachel Ombeni, she aims for the U23 European Espoir Championships

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 8 mai 2021 J’ai commencé l’athlétisme quand j’avais 12 ans. J’ai très vite eu une blessure donc j’ai arrêté puis j’ai recommencé à l’âge de 14 ans. J’ai commencé par le sprint avant de me spécialiser au triple saut à l’âge de 16 ans. Tu es norvégienne mais tu t’es entraînée en Belgique. Comment s’est déroulé ton parcours ?  En […]

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Soidri Bastoini develops his athletes despite the health crisis

Written by Trackandmemes, May 7, 2021 I am currently a long jump and triple jump coach for the Swiss national team. I started athletics in 1996. At that time I was doing soccer and then the classic pattern; I got injured and my brother suggested me to do another sport. I hesitated between [...]

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According to Mariama Touré, the combination of sport and Ramadan exists. You just have to adapt

Written by Trackandmemes, May 4, 2021 I started athletics when I was 11 years old. I was enrolled in the social center and one of the projects was to find out what job I wanted to do later on. I said I wanted to become an athlete so we arranged a meeting with the ASVEL club, a club in Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon. I met my trainer who coached me until I was ready to train. […]

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In France, Ramadan and high level sport are talked about negatively

Written by Trackandmemes, May 4, 2021 My name is Rayan Elali-Amrani and I am currently in Cadet 2. Originally, I was playing soccer but I got injured so I was not allowed to continue this sport. So I started athletics in the minime 2 category. I was not very strong and then in cadet 1 I started to evolve. This year I'm [...]

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Trackandmemes MAGAZINE, a new sports media dedicated to athletics

Originally, Trackandmemes is a memes page that developed on Instagram during the summer of 2020. A memes page but also a diary since the main reason for creating this account was to express my physical and mental pain so I could laugh about it with my teammates. Laughing to not cry. That was the theme. Laughing... not to cry […]

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Article 0 : Jumps

There is no article on jumps yet, so here is a meme. See you soon 😉

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Article 0 : Combined events

There is no article on combined events yet, so here is a meme. See you soon 😉

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Article 0 : Throws

There is no article on throws yet, so here is a meme. See you soon 😉

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Article 0 : Walk

There is no article on walk yet, so here is a meme. See you soon 😉

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