High Jump Champion Maité Beernaert Switches to Bobsleigh
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Maité Beernaert, who became four-time Belgian indoor high jump champion, is taking on a new sporting challenge. The athlete is joining the bobsleigh team of Belgian Bullets. This is a striking switch, as Beernaert is mainly known from the athletics track.
Last summer in Kessel-Lo, the Belgian athlete won yet another title. She became Belgian champion in the 4x100 metre relay. Her speed and explosive power are important qualities in athletics. These qualities are also useful in bobsleigh, because the start of a bobsleigh requires a great deal of strength.
It is not unusual for athletes to switch from one discipline to another. Bobsleigh teams often look for athletes with a good starting speed. Whether Beernaert will also compete in international races is not yet known. For Belgian sports fans, it is in any case interesting news to follow.
Sources: GVA
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