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Dutchwoman Femke Bol becomes second athlete in history to run under 51s in 400m hurdles
Dutch 400m hurdles world champion Femke Bol ran under 51 seconds at the La Chaux-de-Fonds meeting in Switzerland on Sunday 14 July, becoming the second athlete in history to achieve…
Femke Bol improves her European record in 400m hurdles
Amersfoort – Femke Bol improved her European record on the 400 meter hurdles to 50.95 at an athletics competition in La-Chaud-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The 24-year-old reigning world champion in this event…
Athlete Bol says goodbye to fans in Hengelo with track record
Amersfoort – Femke Bol improved her track record in Hengelo during her last competition on home soil before the Olympic Games. Cheered on by thousands of poncho-clad fans, the 24-year-old…
Femke Bol wins gold with women’s relay in the 4×400 meters
The Dutch team won the world title in Budapest last year and is also world indoor champion this year. With their time of 3.22.39, they won a third gold medal…
Defending defender Bol to European Championship final 400 meters hurdles: ‘Consciously withheld’
“It’s a good track with wide bends and I’ve seen a lot of personal bests being run, so the conditions are right,” Bol said after her race in the semi-finals,…
Defending defender Bol to European Championship final 400 meters hurdles
Amersfoort – Femke Bol has easily qualified for the final of the 400 meters hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Rome. The reigning world and European champion from Amersfoort…
Bol wins the first 400 meter hurdles of the season in Stockholm
“I was able to perform my number of steps between the hurdles exactly as planned,” said Bol. “There are certainly areas for improvement, but that is always the case in…
Bol and Seedo win tickets for the Olympic Games with relay teams
The Dutch women’s team for the 4×400 meters has not yet managed to qualify for the Games. Eveline Saalberg, Myrte van der Schoot, Lisanne de Witte and Cathelijn Peeters finished…
Athlete Bol will still participate in the FBK Games before the Olympic Games
Ellen van Langen, who puts together the field of athletes for the FBK Games, was also enthusiastic about Bol’s participation. “We are happy to announce Femke as the big star…
Bol world champion at 400 meters indoors in new world record: ‘Not normal at all’
Bol was supreme in the final. She took the lead after the first lap and held it until the finish. Lieke Klaver ran in Bol’s slipstream to silver in 50.16.…