Overcoming hurdles and penalties – a lesson from Boumkwo


FEAR and courage, they say, are brothers. And sista Jolien Boumkwo certainly lived up to the saying.

Boumkwo is a shot putter. But she stole the show at last week’s European Team Championships in Krakow, Poland, when she donned the spikes as well to compete in the 100m hurdles - all because she wanted to win points for her country so they would not be disqualified.

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