the dutch Femke Bowl endorsed his favoritism to 400 meter hurdles and was proclaimed world champion for the first time after winning the final with a score of 51.70the second best of his professional career.
Femke Bol, 23, is at her best sporting moment, as she showed at this World Cup in Budapest, winning from the qualifying round to the final with an impressive superiority that prevented any other athlete from surprisingly climb to the top. the podium.
The athlete from Amersfoort, who started as the great favorite, gave the Netherlands a historic gold medal because the country has never had a champion in this discipline.
Femke Bol, with 51.70, won the final ahead of American Shamier Little (52.80) and Jamaican Rushell Clayton (52.81), who repeated the Doha 2019 bronze.
in his victory, Femke Bowlwhich moves up a step compared to the runner-up in Eugene 2022, has been fourth Dutch athlete to become world champion after pole vaulter Rens Blom (gold in Helsinki 2005), sprinter Dafne Schippers (2015 and 2017 in 200 meters) and middle distance runner Sifan Hassan (1,500 and 10,000 in Doha 2019).
This World Cup in Budapest will also be remembered by Femke Bol for her misfortune in the 4×400 mixed relay, when she fell three steps from the finish line, depriving her country of winning gold.
“It’s not easy to forget what happened in the last meters of the mixed relay, but my team was around me and they kept me calm. I knew the 400m hurdles was an opportunity to show off and I was confident. I felt strong enough to do it,” said Femke Bol after winning gold.
“I really enjoy competing here in Budapest and that also helped me regain my concentration. I did the first hurdles quickly and then I was able to keep up with my rhythm. I think I did the best 200m of my life. After that, all I had to do was finish the race, which I did easily. In general, I can say that it was a very good season”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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