“Taking one for the team” wins global appreciation” | CNN

“Taking one for the team” wins global appreciation”

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 100 metres hurdles race to save her team from getting disqualified. Boumkwo appeared all smiles when she carefully attempted each hurdle in a video that went viral, after she stepped in when Belgium’s two hurdlers had to pull out due to injury. World Sport’s Don Riddell caught up Boumkwo, whose last place finishe made her a champion of the people.