On the third day of the world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Nadine Visser Hopes to Win Her First World Championship Medal in the 100-meter Hurdles. Femke Bol Will Compete for the first time on Monday in the 400-meter Hurdles.
The Thirty-Year-Old Visser Has Been Among the World’s Best in the 100-meter Hurdles for Years. The Hoorn Native Has Reached the World Championship Final Twice and the Olympic Final Twice, But She Has Never Been On The Podium. At Last Year’s Games in Paris, she finished in An Unfortunate Fourth Place.
On Monday, Visser Wants To Win A Medal in Tokyo. The signs are good, as she ran a very sharp Dutch record last month: 12.28 seconds. This Puts Her Sixth in the World Rankings This Season. Visser, Like Compatriot Maayke Tjin A-Lim, Will First Run the Semi-Finals. The final will be a little about an hour later.
In The Dutch Night, It is Bol’s Turn. The Top Athlete is running the heats of the 400-meter Hurdles, the event in which she is the defending champion and top favorite. Bol should have no trouble qualifying for the semi-finals.
In The Afternoon, Another Dutch Medal Contender Will Be in Action Alongside Visser. Menno Vloon is in the final of the pole vault. He Became European Indoor Champion in that event last winter. Mondo Duplantis Did Not Participate Then. The Swede is the Biggest Star in Global Athletics and Is Going For His Third World Title in A Row.
Niels Laros and Stefan Nillessen Are Running the Semi-Finals of the 1,500 meters. The Dutch Friends Were Together in the Olympic Final Last year and now want to reach the world championship final as well.