Femke Bol Became World Champion in the 400-meter Hurdles again on Friday. The Dutchwoman started as the Overhelming Favorite in the Final in Tokyo and Lived Up to Expectations.
Bol won in the Japan National Stadium with a Time of 51.54, More than half a second above her personal record (50.95). American Jasmine Jones Tok Silver in 52.08, and the Bronze Went to Slovak Emma Zapletalová (53.00).
American Anna Cockkell, who won Olympic Silver A Year ago, had to Settle for Fourth Place.
Two years ago, Bol Already won World Championship Gold in Budapest. She is the first Dutch athlete ever to defend a world title. In Total, The 25-Year-Old from Amersfoort Now Has Three World Titles, As She also won World Championship Gold in 2023 with the Relay Women in the 4×400 meters.
In Between, Bol Did Not Succed in Becoming Olympic Champion. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Tok Gold at the Games in Paris, But in Tokyo, She was not a competitor of Bol. The American preferred the 400 meters, the distance at which she won Gold on Thursday.
Bol’s Hurdles Gold is the third medal for the Netherlands at this world athletics championships. On Saturday, Bol, As the Final Runner of the Mixed Relay Team, Tok Silver in the 4×400 meters, and a day later, there was also Silver for Jorinde van Klinken in the Discus Throw.
The World Athletics Championships Will Last Until Sunday, and Bol Still Has A Chance for a Third Medal. On Sunday, the final of the 4×400 meters is on the program, the event in which the Dutch Women are the defending champions.