Hellebaut wins gold

Tia Hellebaut has become the world champion of the pentathlon in Valencia. She is the first woman who won gold on a world level in athletics. Kim Gevaert had the flu and became the firth with the 60 metres.

Although Hellebaut loves the pentathlon, it isn’t amusing. She needed 10 minutes to regain herself. It was very confusing after Tia had won the 800 metres Geveart tried to throw the Belgian flag at her, but Tia had to search for a bucket to puke of exhaustion. After all this Gevaert and Hellebaut could finally hug of happiness. Gevaert congratulated Hellebaut very enthusiastically.

Hellebaut proved herself already in Gent last year. But because of the flu, she choose for high jump and didn’t become European champion. In the beginning Hellebaut wasn’t that lucky, but then she jumped one metre and 99 centimetres high, this is more then she or anyone else had ever done. She also achieved a personally record in shot put.

Hellebaut has achieved not only gold, she has places the best achievement of 2008 and a world record in high jump. In an interview she says that she can’t believe it, Tia will probably not realise it until tomorrow. She’s very happy, but exhausted.

Kathleen De Roey