Bol Comes From Nowhere To Win The Women's 4x400m Relay For The Netherlands! | Eurosport

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[@Lucas-vj8rr]

One of the greatest finishes in history Unbelievable last meters

[@fender1000100]

I think that is the greatest thing I ever saw on a track. After falling in the mixed relay final. To run down the Jamaican like that to steal the gold. I had to watch it 10 times to believe what I was seeing..

[@sanderdeschepper9650]

A magic moment!

[@emp_empex]

Im so proud as a dutchie since we didnt won it in a long time

[@alessandrogiraldi1327]

L'ultima giamaicana stava andando tutt'altro che piano, ma la Bol ha fatto gli ultimi 100 metri come se stesse facendo la finale maschile su quella distanza!!!

[@johandijke4848]

​@@fender1000100me to

[@thewindfalldisciple1338]

The dutch women got me crying and all that. What a performance. Sheer will power and devotion in each leg they gave their utmost. The come back was unbelievable.

[@Rob4617]

Agreed! I'm a Dutch and was watching it live with a friend of mine. I thought silver was the maximum that was possible. But when this happend I was yelling and nearly crying... unbelieveble...

[@philipdawson7800]

Considering how the World Championships began for Bol (stumbling 10m from the end & losing the gold in the mixed relay), it's one of the all-time moments for me.

[@jean-francoisGraciano]

@@Rob4617il lui je lui P

[@Tommiyyiii]

Not only Bol but also Lieke Klaver closed a huuge gap !

[@peterheerens3093]

Yes, people seem to forget that Klaver is a strong runner as well. She just gets overshadowed by Bol.

[@RobinRigters]

Her splittime was the same!

[@iamTheSnark]

Precies!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@RobinRigtersnope, Klaver is fast, but her split was 49.06 against 48.43 for Bol

[@yogalesson]

@@rientsdijkstra4266nope! Klavers Split time was 48.71 and Bols was 48.79!! Also Natalia Kaczmarek from Poland run close to them with 48.84 split time. They were the 3 fastest

[@TheMrBennito]

All the Dutch women were in great shape, the order was perfect.

[@fattony9227]

Absolutely, the coach had the lower ranked runners followed by the fastest. Saalberg (50), Klaver (6), Peeters (NR), Bol (3).

[@michael46]

Absolutely perfect coaching, perfect order.

[@VCRider]

Perfect shape fr❤

[@fattony9227]

Femke Bol received a congratulatory message from Usain Bolt after the race. She said afterwards that Bolt is her favourite athlete of all time. What a great finish.

[@zeffie100]

Its in the name i think😄

[@jospinvanraat8730]

Fitting from the great man ❣

[@kimacronym2521]

Stunning performance from Bol, she is my favourite athlete (and I am German), and she keeps getting better and better. She is the Usain Bolt of the 400m.

[@johnnamkeh1290]

Don't forget McLaughlin, unfortunately...

[@Maria_muziekjes]

@@johnnamkeh1290😢

[@actie-reactie]

@@johnnamkeh1290 yep....IF she runs

[@QuamfyMarc]

​@@johnnamkeh1290Who is that never seen! 😂

[@billieboybuddha4238]

Bolt is the male Femke Bol of the 100m you meant to say? :)

[@HugoK-xj1mn]

Wow what a phenomenal final leg! Sensational run and epic finish from Bol. I thought the Jamaican had it in the bag. The distance was quite far but Bol really was a machine. What she did there was something truly special. I got goosebumps all over and I could not believe my eyes but seeing is BOLieving. This will remain etched in my mind for a long time. Congratulations to the Dutch team. Fantastic job!

[@yogalesson]

Imagine experiencing this from the 3 rd row … i am so lucky.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

The other Dutch women really did hard work too keeping up with the favourites

[@jean-lucfreret]

All 4 deserve credit in this relay. Lieke Klaver received the baton in good conditions and gave it in 3rd place to Femke. So, All did great. From France ❤

[@robmaas3428]

Absolutely insane finish

[@fattony9227]

I was almost positive that Jamaica was going to win and I'm Dutch!

[@swan5446]

The fact that she started the week in an undignified splat face down on the ground and losing out on the medals, and then ended with this majestic and truly incredible sprint finish to end with gold, made this an all time great moment in athletics history.

[@renatocamurca2713]

Something out of this world, great job of Dutch athletes and a remarkable, extraordinary sprint of Femke Bol, performance that enters in world sport history !!!

[@user-cb9wj6bv3r]

One of the Jamaican runner was injured ??????

[@samanthacurl2640]

​@@user-cb9wj6bv3rcome on..

[@MmMm-jn7zu]

​@@user-cb9wj6bv3rno, just slow

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@MmMm-jn7zu Not slow. She ran a personal best! But nevertheless too slow for Femke Bol.

[@alialibaba1886]

Stacey-Ann Williams didn't run her PB in this race. It is a myth! Not to mention that you can't improve a 400m PB in the 4x400m relay. Williams had a SB of 50.12 prior to Budapest. So without a doubt she ran slower in this final.

[@stefangerber3641]

never saw that... 8-10 meters behind with 60-70 meters to go and win that race in a "short" 400m run. began the tournament with falling and ends with rising. historic and epic.

[@PatrykPatryk-pk2ht]

I'm Polish but i love Femke Bol!!! What a run!!!!!

[@felixlingelbach2758]

I love Natalie Kaczmarek. Unfortunately her team was not fast enough this time so we could not see her great sprint. I miss the days with Swiety and Baumgart but I am sure the team will come back. (am german btw).

[@ytwos1]

She great, and so kind too. Just great, really enjoy watching her run.

[@jospinvanraat8730]

I'm Dutch and I love Natalia Kaczmarek 😘

[@ciprianiulian6575]

​@@jospinvanraat8730you don't look Dutch.

[@iedjeee]

@@ciprianiulian6575 dude wtf...

[@John-hu9qg]

Stunning Dutch women, top class performance, they never gave up, delighted for BOL at the end.🇳🇱

[@evangelosvantzos5512]

Klaver and Bol were incredible, respect 👏🏆

[@PH61a]

...and Peeters and Saalberg were too...

[@LomuHabana]

@@PH61a Saalberg was quite strong too indeed but Peeters not so much, they almost lost the race due to her.

[@JazzFunk22]

Bit harsh on Peeters 🤭......🏃🏃🏃🏃

[@riavandevelde443]

This was so amazing ❤❤❤ I am so proud of our Dutch team. Well done and congratulations ❤❤❤

[@soltanesoltane7955]

Top finishing

[@Winecheezer]

So you should be! When you have Femke bol anything is possible 😂. Congrats , from Scotland

[@abelabel3664]

Wow, were you one of the runners?

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

As a British Patriot I wanted Britain to win, but to see the Dutch girl do that amazing finish was absolutely amazing. Well done Holland

[@th...........7793]

And now..read Bible Ask Jesus to save you. Bad times ahead.

[@actie-reactie]

When everybody ran out of gas, bol switched the turbo on.

[@Freakface666]

She did have drs 🏎️

[@emp_empex]

BOL

[@gasnitro1636]

😂😂

[@amsfountain8792]

Turbol

[@actie-reactie]

@@Freakface666 yes , max told her to stay within a second.😉

[@Arcticangel39]

What an athlete. I was a fan before this race, now I am in love. Her technique is just amazing

[@cungdechua]

I probably will never forget this fenomenal race, I was not really a real fan of athletics, but surely I do now. Surprising though, I 'm starting to like all the events of athletics, thanks to Bol

[@billieboybuddha4238]

Hear the crowd, the whole world sees this and this race will bring people to the world of athletics for sure, Femke is a great ambassador, so strong, such mentality, so humble and so lovable

[@nascobar9838]

Remember seeing bol in one if her first ever races. She was a little girl with so much power. Now she's one of the best

[@maxsteiner1964]

What a beautiful run from the entire team. Perfect setup. Perfect strategy. Perfect execution. That finish was the icing of the cake.

[@PrecogDE]

3 seconds before finish line... "Look at BOL!!!" - my eyes popped out! Unforgettable!

[@lovetoremember5973]

Femke is, relatively speaking, a slow starter, but she can maintain her overall high speed towards the finish line where other athletes obviously slow down in the last part of the race. To win this 4x400m relay for the Dutch team, Femke though needed to increase her speed at the last straight. Thanks to her great teamspirit and unbreakable determination she deservedly succeeded. 🙌💪🥰

[@fraulina]

Amazing performance from Klaver and Bol. 😊

[@kevinlewis6018]

BOL is super human I've never seen anything like that in all my years watching sport , she's a super soldier ❤x

[@Wuppie62]

Great run by all 4 of the Dutch women! They all stayed disciplined and smart by not going full speed in the first half of the lap, but keeping up good speed until the end of the lap. Lieke Klaver was a powerwoman, making up lost ground, running from 4th position on the outside all up to the front runners at the handover. Respect!

[@hakanerdogan7004]

"Bol" means quite a lot in Turkish. I guess this means that this gorgeous girl Grandmaster has a lot of qualities. Speed, cuteness, sincerity, self-confidence and goodwill... Be there, long live Femke Bol... 👏 👏

[@rbnw]

In Dutch you could use it to call someone fat 😂. Bol is the word for sphere or orb

[@hakanerdogan7004]

@@rbnw Even though our Grand Master is only muscular, I don't think she will be offended by being called "bol".😂

[@benheideveld4617]

Everybody seems to think that the Jamaican athlete seized up, but her distance to the British athlete tells a different story! Bol SURGES in the final 20 meter like I have never seen a 400 meter runner surge. Time it!! It is unprecedented.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Thats why she holds 400m & 500m Indoor WR's. Fantastic endurance tank of power.

[@felix1974]

Great work from Bol. Much better than when she bounced her head off the track in the mixed 4x400m😂

[@peterross1071]

Watch again, the Brit was very close to catching the Jamaican on the line but was a long way off entering the final straight. But Bol did a tremendous surge.

[@JColas1]

not quite unprecedented, remember Floria Gueï for France in Zurich 2014...

[@fattony9227]

It also helps that Bol is tall and has long strides. A little push in speed will go a long way.

[@willemh3319]

still everytime i watch it i get tears in my eyes, these girls top class💪💪💪

[@stewartchristie3408]

Femke Bol. Ridiculous. Perfectly paced leg. I salute you!❤

[@jeffreytevel2160]

This finish gave me goosebumps

[@Rondo2ooo]

Congrats to the Dutch team from your German neighbor!!

[@robinred1851]

It's always good to have a pleasant and honest neighbour. 👍👍😊😊🇳🇱🇩🇪

[@philipfriend9737]

Greatest finish ever in athletics-Bol was absolutely brilliant.

[@surisuri8993]

She is such a nice person and incredibly humble - as well as amazingly talented and absolutely gorgeous.

[@peterbaltes9674]

Was für eine super tolle Läuferin, und dabei auch noch super sympathisch

[@klaas6681]

One of the most memorable sports moments this year so far

[@gordoncelender8115]

Wow! What an amazing race - Bol showed the world how much guts and determination can mean! One for the ages! 👊💯🏃‍♀️

[@hansbig7550]

Never seen such an incredible finish.

[@grzywi19]

"the dutch have got Femke Bol, you have to still give them a chance of taking the title" those were wise words. Even with such a gap you can never underestimate Femke. What a run that was..I've seen it live and still come back to this vid regularly and still can't fully grasp what she just did there. Didn't know Femke before that race, since I'm not a fan of the sport per se, only watching main events like olympics etc. Since that day I am a huge fan of her. Huge talent with an awesome personality

[@sjaakbral83]

Commentator knew. It ain't over til it's over

[@aussietramp]

ISooo Soooooooo Soooooo Happy for the frindly dutches! Greetings fromI Italy!

[@williamdewit5432]

Those last meters of Bol!! Increadible. She accelerates again, when she smells gold.

[@martinminz3036]

Femke Bol, einfach fantastisch.👍💪👏

[@100Dwarf]

Jamaica did her very best but blew up in the last 10 meters, but what a performance by Femke. The speed, the souplesse.....wonderfull!!

[@jean-lucfreret]

All of the dutch ladies did an amazing job. Femke received the baton in excellent conditions from Lieke. These ladies will inspire a lot of little girls ❤

[@SaojChess]

I remember sitting on the couch seeing bol win like that and as a dutch person myself; it was amazing

[@rikster6753]

It was unbelievable to witness this live on TV. What an epic finish!

[@JJSideshowBob]

Bol looks casual up until 300m in and then just gets faster and faster over the last 100m. Insane.

[@dionmeels-gz1ms]

Wat een feest! Prachtig om te zien💐💐

[@nikolauswolff5791]

Holland super. Congratulations from your neighbours

[@lowiebovens.]

Niederlande...

[@nikolauswolff5791]

@@lowiebovens. Klugsch....

[@lowiebovens.]

@@nikolauswolff5791 Nein, ist die Wahrheit. Holland das wahr einmal, ist jetzt vergangenheit 🙏

[@andykonnecke9924]

Was für ein Endspurt. Wahnsinn wie man unter Profis nochmal so hervorstechen kann. Purer Respekt!

[@uweneuhaus315]

Doping.

[@lowiebovens.]

@@uweneuhaus315 Deutschland hat keine Medaillen, schade dass es keine DDR mehr gibt. 😋

[@BMW02463]

@@uweneuhaus315 As a German you are familiar with it . All those doping records by the DDR -Athletes . Funny that afterwards they never played a important role in atlethics.😃

[@theobolt250]

The more often I see this, the better it gets. Putting Klaver in as second runner was a golden decision! But Femke? Ah... Femke! Sports woman of the year! That steal... so beautiful!

[@fredgien]

This must be one of sport’s greatest moments!!

[@stasa-X]

I don't believe that i will not forget this race, this race will belongs in history. Femke Bol is a thrill already!!!

[@Rob4617]

It remembers me of the Americans icehockey team in 1980, Lake Placid...Do you believe in miracles?

[@stasa-X]

I am not a person of religion but yes i do believe in miracles.

[@DubbelDutch1]

Fantastisch meiden, we houden van jullie!

[@rolandkieft6310]

Wouw kippevel, super gelopen dames, wat een top prestatie.

[@anonarzaura]

Congratulations from Roumanie !!!

[@Ondrej_E_]

Oh, this finish was really unbelievable, what a fantastic performance!

[@frb7968]

Tolle Mädels mit wunderbarem Laufstil. 👍😁❤️💞💕

[@hansolo2121]

Femke was hungary for gold :)

[@dannorman1113]

And she Finnished!

[@Rondo2ooo]

​@@dannorman1113😂😂

[@southy238]

Stunning final leg by Bol!

[@user-fg1we6hu3d]

March 27 2024 and I'm still enjoying this over and over again.

[@kevingill648]

Bol is just an incredible athlete! stunning run.

[@Pindi44]

Wow! What a fantastic finish, well done the Dutch. I must add that the commentator was excellent and added much to the enjoyment.

[@svitlanastrikha4462]

Молодцы девчонки. Нидерланды прекрасная страна.

[@sneshead3326]

Well done to the Dutch 👏🏻

[@harrypalmer7169]

I have seen many incredible last legs in the 4x400 relay but this up to now has to be the best.

[@roYTube68]

That final sprint of Bol is really amazing! Reminds me Alberto Cova in Helsinki 1983. 🙂

[@jospinvanraat8730]

There's a name I forgot

[@roYTube68]

@@jospinvanraat8730 Well maybe you're just too young for knowing him. :-) Look by yourself what an amazing comeback he did at the time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrZmoN-jrN-ldk

[@user-xe7yx1xj5r]

Every time a watch this again , Goose Bumbs !!!

[@jollyvannicen2692]

So proud of the Dutch ladies!

[@grahambrook5014]

I watched this in a Bar in Graz, on my feet, cheering wildly for the Dutch, didn't think they would quite manage it, but once that baton was passed to Fantabulous Femke, that was it, Never in doubt. I reckon I've watched this pretty much every day since last September, simply Brilliant by the Dutch Ladies x

[@hermanmertens8383]

So did I and every time I watch that race, I fear she doesn’t make it. 🫣

[@grahambrook5014]

The Lady makes it just fine.@@hermanmertens8383

[@fattony9227]

IncrediBol!

[@David_7171]

The moment of the games. Just unbelievable

[@SerratusNL]

Dutch sport women are great!! Congratulations 🎉

[@scottakastrap]

Great team effort, outstanding leg from bol 👏 congratulations

[@peterpereira3653]

Femke Bol what a well timed relay leg she ran.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

I didn't find my country Germany on the medal table. Maybe the TV stations or the newspapers forgot it ? Great job again from Femke. She is a fantastic runner.

[@morgengratisbier1208]

Unfortunately no medals for Germany.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Germany was not so long ago one of the biggest Atletics Euro country and with many World succes. Whats going on in Germany?

[@nikolauswolff5791]

@@QuamfyMarc Everything you can think of. I heard that the Dutch top athelets get 6000,- € a month from the state. In Germany they pay 800,- a month. For the rest you have to work or find good paying sponsors. In Italy they pay 25.000,- € for a gold medal. In Germany 6000,-. It's like always. They expect world class but they only pay peanuts.

[@ChrisEchoes]

@@nikolauswolff5791I am pretty sure Dutch athletes do not get 6000 euro a month from the state. Athletes with Olympic or topsport status get funding but that is nowhere near that amount. They do get lots of additional support (training facilities, equipment, counseling etc) through their respectice sport federations and through the Dutch Olympic Committee.

[@emilydavison2053]

I don't know what British athletes get paid. Dina Asher Smith was advertising muller yogurt for a while. But our national lottery supports our Olympic sportspeople a lot.

[@joostprins3381]

She didn’t come from nowhere, they all knew she was the fastest, they all knew she started to fast in the mixed. Now she was controlled behind the front runners, they were trying to extend, and in the past 100 Bol just put it in 6th gear and was gaining. Agreed I didn’t expect the gold, but silver was always there.

[@jospinvanraat8730]

I think 'winning from the front' is a hard task! That running scared feeling. 'Chasing-down' is a different buscuit.

[@steefvanburen7985]

First 200 meters in was thinking no bronze its gonna be but that last 200 mtrs she was stalking a prey, you could see she was hunting. Epic performance

[@dub16rider]

Bol definitely had DRS on the straights.

[@kevinbray9550]

Femke Bol running on self belief there. Just goes to show that no matter what others are doing you run your own race. Well done Netherlands !

[@marktheelf53]

No one can run so easy and effortless...Femke is divine...and so tender!

[@PH61a]

Believe me: it's not easy and effortless. It only looks that way!

[@marktheelf53]

s@@PH61a I know it, because i run ( between single and relays) this distance 188 times! I meant that she seems effortless not that made it effortless!

[@andykorgoin1903]

It looks that way because Bol is very tall (6 ft +/1.84 m). Running speed is a function of step frequency and step length. It is well known that the average stride length and step length increases with height.

[@biekevanriel5231]

It was a great tournament, respect to all athletes❤

[@philipvw1970]

Fantastic race by Bol! 💪💪

[@obieknol5275]

Deze 4 hollandse meiden zijn een grandioos team dat eigenlijk bezig is om tijdens de spelen in Parijs op hun top te zijn…maar ze zijn al zo goed dat ze nu al wereld kampioen zijn geworden….een fantastisch resultaat voor 4 fantastische meiden…me soooo proud

[@benbermusics]

I'm disappointed in the camera footage of the last 20 meters... For the live footage I understand zooming out, but afterwards I would have loved to see these 3 finish filling my screen!

[@knuthartmann4846]

Freue mich riesig für die Niederländerinnen.

[@lowiebovens.]

Richtig, Niederländerinnen. 😁

[@YassiJeddo-xb2od]

Good job ❤ am so happy for Holland 🎉

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

and the rest of the Netherlands NL NL

[@a.l.5266]

Gewoon ongelooflijk, onbegrijpelijk laatste 50m!!! Verbazingwekkend! Kom op Nederland! Gefeliciteerd met dit wereldwijde succes! Sindsdien ben ik onder zijn invloed! Laci uit Hongarije

[@uweneuhaus315]

Doping.

[@themrmaiorca]

@@uweneuhaus315 Cry harder.

[@lowiebovens.]

@@uweneuhaus315 Und das alles nur mit Gouda Käse. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kurman4749]

Femke Bol is a truly phenomenal athlete.

[@fattony9227]

A Dutch TV commentator: the gold medal is clearly out of reach, let's see if Bol can get silver!

[@hansjoerg348]

grandios, was die Holländerinnen da geliefert haben🤗

[@johandijke4848]

Niederländerinnen

[@lowiebovens.]

Es gab Holländerinnen dabei, aber das gesamte Team wird „Niederlande“ genannt. 😊

[@markzambarda9617]

Great race... what a 2nd leg from Klaver!

[@robvantriet2138]

Indeed, Without Lieke Klaver even Femke Bol would not have been able to close the gap

[@Xero026]

What a way to end the tournament. For us viewers but especially for her personally! Rollercoaster of a week, yet one to remember for a long time to come

[@williamdrijver4141]

Lieke Klaver looks like the perfect female athlete, tall, fast and graceful!

[@stue2485]

Femke with 200 mtrs to go was like hold my beer i got this, wow what a run from her. just glad GB got a bronze

[@christhomson6153]

Brilliant work the Netherlands...🏅🏅🏆🏆

[@kimholland9316]

One of the greatest athletes I have ever seen

[@Derry_Aire]

I don't 'wow' very often but watching this live on tv I did - and quite loudly too!

[@user-di8js2jj2m]

Bol so proud of you you are the best

[@vertbeke7977]

Bol ❤❤

[@strepie93]

3:40 Look at how forced Williams and how relaxed Bol is running.

[@gerald1108]

One of these great sporting moments you love coming back to every now and then, femke Bol is a genuine superstar.