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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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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Physiotherapist Frank Keita expresses his ambition to coach athletics at the highest level

Written by Trackandmemes, September 15, 2023 Frank Keita is a national athlete with impressive personal bests, clocking in at 10.90 seconds in the 100m and 21.65 seconds in the 200m. But being an athlete isn't his only role, as he is also a physical therapist and coach... In the Belgian athletics community, [...]

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Belgian athletics: Cédric Van Elsuwé propels Némo Rase with precision and ambition

Written by Trackandmemes, August 14, 2023 Némo Rase, a top-level athlete specializing in the 110-meter hurdles, has just reached the semi-finals of the U20 European Championships in Jerusalem. But who's behind this performance? Interview with Belgian coach Cédric Van Elsuwé. On Instagram, Cédric had this to say: "Super [...]

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