Good on her! The Belgian team, devastated by injuries, needed to earn the points for competing in the race that would hopefully stop them from being relegated to a lower division. #sport #athletics #TrackAndField #Belgium #JolienBoumkwo

"Belgium shot put and hammer throw champion Jolien Boumkwo showed her team spirit at the European Championships in Poland when she stepped up to run the 100m hurdles and save her team from getting disqualified.

Boumkwo smiled as she carefully attempted each hurdle on Saturday. The 29-year-old finished the race without knocking any of the hurdles down in 32.81 seconds. That was 19 seconds after the winner, Teresa Errandonea of Spain."

Shot putter runs 32sec 100m hurdles after injury hits Belgium at Euro Champs | Athletics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/25/shot-putter-runs-32sec-100m-hurdles-after-injury-hits-belgium-at-euro-champs

At the European Athletics Team Championships, Belgium's hurdler was injured so their shot-putter Jolien Maliga Boumkwo stepped up to grab some points for the team in the 100m. They could have been disqualified without her effort. :blobcataww:

#EATC23 #JolienBoumkwo #Hurdles