Track and Field: News, Results and Practical Tips

Track and field is more than times and medals. It's sprint starts, technical jumps, steady endurance and tiny changes that make big finishes. On Explore Africa Daily you get fast updates on meets, athlete stories from across Africa, and useful tips you can try in training. Use this tag page to find daily headlines, meet reports and quick guides for fans, athletes and coaches.

Where do we pull news from? Local federations, meet timing services, athlete social posts and on-the-ground reporters. We link to official result pages and timing partners so you can verify marks and placements quickly. When results change we update stories and note corrections in the article.

How to follow events and get accurate results

Bookmark the tag and enable notifications. For big meets use official meet trackers like World Athletics or continental bodies, and check timing company pages for live splits. We add quick summaries for people who missed the live action. If you want deep reads, search within the tag for 'meet report', 'athlete profile' or 'technique' to narrow posts.

Practical tips for athletes and coaches

Pick one weakness and fix it in four weeks. Sprinters: practise reaction and the first 20 metres, keep starts explosive and short. Middle-distance: steady tempo runs with controlled intervals win races more than random long efforts. Jumpers: drill approach consistency and land control, film every attempt. Throwers: split technique work and recovery, and measure release angles.

Injury prevention matters. Warm up for at least 15 minutes, include mobility and activation, and cool down with light jogging and stretching. Track soreness and lower load when fatigue builds. See a physio early for persistent pain; small niggles can end seasons.

Use simple logs. Note session type, distance or weight, perceived effort and one sentence on how it felt. Compare four-week blocks, not single sessions. That keeps progress steady and helps catch plateaus early.

For fans, we explain rules and tight calls. Learn about exchange zones, lane violations, false starts and wind-assisted marks so you know what matters in a result. Our meet previews point out key matchups and athletes to watch.

We also welcome reader reports. If you attend a meet in Lagos, Accra or Cape Town, email a brief result list and a photo. We verify and often publish local reports that expand our coverage. That helps athletes get noticed and keeps the calendar diverse.

Follow the track and field tag for fast updates, coaching tips and clear meet coverage from around Africa and the world. Bookmark, subscribe and send tips — we cover what matters on the track and in the field.

We add interviews, technique breakdowns and event calendars weekly. Check our tag feed for training videos, interview clips and links to federation calendars. Want a topic covered? Drop a note to the editor and tell us which athlete or meet matters to you.

Stay tuned and follow results as they happen; we make athletics easy to follow. Join the conversation.