Femke Bol May Still Have to Compete Against Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at the 2028 Olympics. The American is Considering Competing in the 400-meter Hurdles and the 400-meter Race in Los Angeles, Where She Became World Champion in a Phenomenal Time On Thursday.
“We need to talk about the Schedule at the Los Angeles Olympics. Maybe I Can Run Both The 400 Meters and the 400-meter Hurdles,” The 26-Year-old American Said in Tokyo Shortly After Her First World Title in the 400 meters.
McLaughlin Clocked 47.78 in the Final, Making Her the Fastest Woman in Forty Years in the 400 meters. Only the East German World Record Holder Marita Koch, who recorded 47.60 in 1985, was Ever Faster. There is some suspicion of doping surrounding that record.
AltheHOUG BOL Consistently Emphasizes That She Enjoys Running Against McLaughlin, It would be Bad For Her Olympic Chances IF The American Competes in the 400-meter Hurdles in Los Angeles. In recent years, Bol Has Never Been Faster Than McLaughlin in A Direct Confrontation, Who Holds the World Record in This Event With 50.37. Bol’s best time ever is 50.95.
This year, McLaughlin Chose the 400 meters, which Clears the Way for Bol to Win the World Title in the 400-meter Hurdles in Tokyo. The 25-year-old from Amersfoort Starts as the Overhelming Favorite in the Final On Friday.
Fastest Women Ever in 400 meters Hurdles
‘Need Some Days Off’
It remains to be seen Whether McLaughlin can Combine the 400 meters and the 400-meter Hurdles in Los Angeles in Three Years. She will have to compete a Total of Six Times: Two Series, Two Semi-Finals, and Two Finals.
“I would need some days off between those events, because there is a strong field of participants in Both Events,” McLaughlin Said on Thursday.
Bol Has Already Managed to Successully Complete the Two Events at One Championship. She won Gold in the 400 meters and the 400-meter Hurdles at the 2022 European Championships in Munich. But The Competition is Much Less Fierce at a European Championship Than At the Olympics.
