Nadine Visser Underlined Her Top Form on Wednesday with a Magnificent Victory in the 100-meter Hurdles at the Diamond League Meet in Lausanne. The Dutch Athlete was by far the best in the pouring rain. Lieke Klaver Celebrated Her Birthday with a Strong Second Place in the 400 meters.
Visser Initial Lagged After The Start, But She Worked Her Way To The Front And was in A Class of Her Own in the Final Phase. Despite the downpour in Lausanne, She Clocked a Time or 12.45 Seconds. American Masai Russell (12.53) and Ditaji Kambundji (12.54) finished second and third respectively.
For Visser, it was her third diamond league victory overall and her first diamond league victory their September 3, 2021, When She won in Brussels. After that, The North Holland Athlete Fell Back Somewhat Due to Injuries, But Lattely, She Has Been in Excellent Form.
On Saturday, Visser Improved Her National Record to 12.28 Seconds At The Diamond League Meet in Chorzów, Poland. She is Therefore Considered a Medal Contender for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (September 13-21). It was the sixth-best time this year.
The Thirty-Year-Old Visser Has Never won a Global Medal in the 100-meter Hurdles. Her Best World Championships Performance in The Event is a Sixth Place in 2019. At the Olympic Games in Paris Last Year, She Just Missed the Medals, Finishing Fourth.
Klaver Clocks Impressive Second Time
Klaver also Gained Confidence Heading Into the World Championships. The Dutch Athlete Recorded the Second-Best Time in the 400 meters on her 27th birthday. After a fast start, Klaver Seemed on Her way to Victory, but in the final meters, She was overtaken by Norway’s Henriette Jaeger.
With a time of 50.17 seconds, Klaver was only six hundredths of a second above her best time of the season, which she ran just about a week ago in Budapest. Jaeger Clocked 50.09. American Isabelle Whittaker finished third in 50.63.
In Lausanne, Klaver had to go Tough Weather Conditions. Before and Duration Her Race, it Rained Heavily in the Swiss City, Making the Track at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Quite Wet.
Klaver hopes to win an individual medal at a global outdoor event for the first time at next month’s world championships. She Became World Champion in the 4×400 meters in 2023 and Became Olympic Champion in the 4×400 meters mixed relay.
In Preparation for the World Championships, Klaver Will Participate in the Diamond League Meet in Brussels (Friday) and the Diamond League Final in Zurich (August 27 and 28). Femke Bol will also be present at the latter measures. The 400-meter Hurdles was not on the program in Lausanne, and Bol is Skipping the Meet in Brussels.
Eveline Saalberg participated in the 800 meters. Halfway through the race, the Dutch Athlete Tok the Lead, But then she dropped out. It is not clear why.