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Femke Bol eye-catcher on behalf of the Netherlands at the World Cup, two more Utrecht players selected
The big eye-catcher on behalf of the Dutch team is of course Femke Bol. The Amersfoort native, who set the world record for the 400 meters for the second time…
Athlete Femke Bol sets her world record 400 meters indoors at the National Championships: ‘I wasn’t working on that record at all’
Can she do it even faster at the World Championships in Glasgow, where she is the sky-high favorite for gold? Bol found that question ‘annoying’. “That’s the question again and…
Athlete Femke Bol sets her world record 400 meters indoors at the National Championships
Province of Utrecht – Athlete Femke Bol has set her world record for the 400 meters at the National Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. The 23-year-old from Amersfoort stopped the clock…
Athlete Bol runs fourth fastest ever at 400 meters: ‘Satisfied’
“I don’t know if I will ever improve my world record, but I already have it and so I can mainly run for the medals,” Bol said in the flash…
Bol immediately flew very quickly on the first 400 meters indoors
Bol remained 0.43 above the world record (49.26) that she set last year at the National Championships in the Omnisport in Apeldoorn. She won ahead of Andrea Miklos from Romania,…
Special congratulations to Usain Bolt for ‘Athlete of the Year’ Femke Bol
The year 2023 was one of unprecedented successes for Bol. She won gold twice at the Athletics World Championships and also won two titles at the European Indoor Championships. “Femke…
Femke Bol nominated for election as best athlete in the world
The Dutch athlete’s rivals in the global election are the Ethiopian Tigst Assefa (world record in the marathon), the Jamaican Shericka Jackson (world champion 200 meters), the Kenyan Faith Kipyegon…
Defending champion Bol is among the final three candidates for European athlete of the year
Bol, who won the European Athlete of the Year award last year, faces competition from high jumper Yaroslava Majuchich from Ukraine and Spanish race walker Maria Pérez. Sifan Hassan was…
Femke Bol looks back on a special year at the place where it started: ‘You never forget where you started’
And that place is special to her. “I think you never forget where you started, that is always special,” says 23-year-old Bol. “I have grown up on this track since…
Femke Bol in the race for the title of European athlete of the year
(Athletics) fans can also vote on the internet. Together with the athletics associations, media representatives and a panel of experts, they determine who will win the title. Three finalists remain…