DIARY OF AN ATHLETE

In Molenbeek, the whole team delivered this season

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 21 août 2025 NKDM, c’est la team bruxelloise dont Charles Niesen est à la tête. Ce qui fait la particularité de ce groupe, c’est la performance, même pour les athlètes ayant un âge avancé. Qu’est-ce qui t’a poussé à devenir coach ? Charles : “ Depuis mes débuts en 2011, j’ai […]

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Lucas Cordonnier revealed himself last summer, and this is just the beginning

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 28 février 2025 Demi-finaliste des championnats d’Europe U18 l’été dernier, où il est reparti avec la 11e place, Lucas Cordonnier est la nouvelle pépite à ne pas manquer. Ces derniers championnats ont eu lieu en Slovaquie, du 18 au 21 juillet 2024. Parmi les six séries annoncées, on a pu voir […]

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The story of Vanessa Scaunet, a passionate love affair between middle-distance running, a coach and sporting dreams.

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 28 mai 2024 Dans le demi-fond belge, on ne peut pas passer à côté de Vanessa Scaunet, athlète du CABW. Il y a bientôt trois ans, au Royaume-Uni, ses foulées ont marqué le double tour de piste en 2’ 02’’ 05. C’est actuellement sa meilleure référence sur 800m, bien qu’elle ait […]

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From psychological, mental and spiritual support, French athlete Lucie Jean-Charles achieves performance

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 23 février 2024 On avait rencontré Lucie Jean-Charles une première fois dans le magazine en mai 2023. Elle nous parlait de ses débuts athlétiques, ses records personnels (7’’ 47 sur 60m à l’époque), ses passions et ce qu’elle aurait aimé voir changer dans l’athlétisme. Après avoir établi un nouveau record personnel […]

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7'' 30 over 60m at LBFA championships; Marine Jehaes or the promise of a promising future

Réalisé par Trackandmemes, le 1er février 2024 Elle avait débuté la saison en 7 secondes et 36 centièmes sur 60 mètres lors des championnats provinciaux, où elle repartit d’ailleurs médaillée d’Or, à seulement 3 centièmes de son record personnel. Mais ce week-end, Marine n’a pas cessé d’impressionner puisqu’elle établit une toute nouvelle référence en 7 […]

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Sprint belge: Cédric Motieh and François Gourmet now work together

Written by Trackandmemes, January 11, 2024 We had already met Cédric Motieh once before in the Magazine, describing him as the athlete who shocks the old guard. In fact, on Saturday, January 6, in Louvain-la-Neuve, he smashed his personal best in the 60 meters with a brand new time of 6 seconds and 86 hundredths, […]

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Belgian athletics: under Lespagnard's tutelage, Maya Wintquin is already dreaming big

Writen by Trackandmemes, October 4, 2023 Maya, aged 14, is a Belgian athlete whom Roger has been mentoring for a year now. But Maya is also often compared to Nafissatou because of a few physical similarities... Both are tall: Nafi is 5'11“ and Maya is 5'10”. A mixed-race background [...]

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Manuel Lurdes: a young spirit, but already in the 51 seconds for the 400m

Written by Trackandmemes, August 25, 2023 At just 18 years old, Manuel Lurdes runs the 400m in 51 seconds and 23 hundredths. Young at heart but mature in terms of performance, she reveals her daily life to us. How did you become an athlete? When I was a child, I did gymnastics. I competed in a few competitions, but I […]

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The Leconte twins, fast and fused

Interview conducted by Luna Djerrada on March 27, 2023 The French twins, Jerry and Mallory, are well-known performers. Both of them have already been selected for the French national team, and have an approved record of 10'' 39 over 100m for Jerry, and 11'' 26 for his sister. But do we really know our twins' personalities? [...]

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Dimitri Jozwicki: "I am Dimitri, simply Dimitri

Written by Trackandmemes, 25 June 2023 Dimitri Jozwicki, a Paralympic athlete and part-time occupational therapist, recently beat his personal best over 100m with a performance of 11'' 00. He thus retains his title of French champion. In this article, as well as revealing his sporting ambitions, Dimitri gives us some [...].

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Déodato Sendo quietly climbs into the European Top 10 in the 2008 category

Written by Trackandmemes, 20 June 2023 He started athletics at the age of 13, and at 15 achieved a performance of 22 seconds and 38 hundredths over 200 metres at a meeting organised by ARCH, the Cinacian athletics club. Déodato Sendo's performance put him in second place in the U18 category in Belgium, and [...].

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Timothée Simaga emerges as a model of perseverance

Written by Trackandmemes, 13 June 2023 Timothée Simaga, a French hurdler, has just broken both his records by running the 400m hurdles in 52'' 37, and the 400m flat in 49'' 42. In this article, he talks about how he managed to achieve his goals, the various difficulties he encountered, and [...].

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