Had no Belgian athlete competed in the event, the team would have been disqualified. The 29-year-old finished the race without knocking any of the hurdles down in 32.81 seconds, 19 seconds after Spanish sprinter Teresa Errandonea who won with 13.22. Boumkwo was applauded by the audience and congratulated by her rivals as she earned two points for the team. The points could be crucial as the bottom three countries will be relegated from Division 1. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Aleksandra Szmigiel, Jolien Boumkwo, Boumkwo, Teresa Errandonea, Anita Kobylinska, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Silesian, Heat, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Chorzow, Poland, Belgium, Gdansk