Exciting scenes unfolded during the ongoing European Team Athletics Championships in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday.
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After an injury to Anne Zagrey on the Belgian track and field team, he had to withdraw – this resulted in an injury to putter putter Julien Bomko (29) and he had to stand on the starting line in the 100m hurdles (!).
– The strange scenes shocked everyone, the Swedish newspaper wrote Express.
Give it all: Belgium’s Julien Maliga Bomko in action. PHOTO: REUTERS/ALEXANDRA ZMIGEL/NTB
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And how did Bomko go – you might ask?
The 29-year-old finished, perhaps unsurprisingly, in the decisive last place.
Already after the first hurdle, the putter was behind center field.
With a time of 32.81, Bomko finished 19 seconds behind Sweden’s Maja Maunsbach, who finished second.
Smile: Julian Pomko after finishing the 100m hurdles. Photo: Shutterstock/NTB
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However, the effort was not in vain.
Completing Belgium means two more points – which could be crucial in the nation’s fight to stay in the top flight, according to Expressen.
Team EC ends on Sunday.
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