As she took to the start line of the 100-meter hurdles, Jolien Boumkwo was at first met with confusion, then amusement, then raucous support. The Belgian shot putter emerged as an unlikely hero ...

Belgium’s Jolien Boumkwo is the ultimate team player with a sense of humor. The European shot putter was forced to step in for the 100-meter hurdles competition after teammates Anne Zagre and ...

So Jolien Boumkwo gamely ran the women's 100 meters hurdles, delivering two points for her team. She did it all with a smile. "I really love it," Boumkwo said afterward, as videos of the towering ...

Belgium shot putter and hammer thrower Jolien Boumkwo showed what it really means to be a team player at the European Championships in Poland, running in the 100-meter hurdles so her team could ...

Belgian shot putter and hammer throw champion Jolien Boumkwo jumped through literal hurdles to keep her team alive in the European Championships in Poland this weekend. After two of her teammates ...

Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a stunt. Her team needed the points, and she volunteered. By Andrew Das and Claire Moses The runner to watch was in Lane 2, and she was hard to ...

Jolien Boumkwo pictured after the 100 meter hurdles race at the European Athletics Team Championships, in Chorchow, Silesia, Poland, Saturday 24 June 2023. Team Belgium is competing in the first ...

June 25 (Reuters) - Belgium shot put and hammer throw champion Jolien Boumkwo displayed great team spirit at the European Championships in Poland when she stepped up outside her event and ran a ...

Jolien Boumkwo is not a sprinter or hurdler. She's a shot-put and hammer thrower for Belgium. But she was more than happy to run the 100 meter hurdles at the European Championships this weekend ...

But that was exactly the case for Belgian shot putter Jolien Boumkwo, who competed in a hurdles event over the weekend to prevent her team from being disqualified. Boumkwo stepped in for two of ...