NEW WORLD RECORD! Femke Bol Drops Fastest 400 Meters Of All Time - 2024 Dutch Nationals

[@weetjijwel050]

Her style of running is so beautifull. And to be so fast doing it.... crazy. Big bow.

[@guillefernandezz]

Femke is such a good athlete my god and Lieke's running technique is hypnotic

[@AlexmacKnotty22]

And their pretty hot too. Ok sorry

[@wilhelmw3455]

@@AlexmacKnotty22 Don’t be sorry they are hot on and off the track.

[@henrymarkson3758]

If I was racing against Klaver, I'd let her win. The view is much better chasing her than running ahead of her. Ok sorry

[@wilhelmw3455]

@@AlexmacKnotty22 Both are hot and don’t be sorry.

[@wilhelmw3455]

@@AlexmacKnotty22 Agreed.

[@frizlebabe3323]

I just love her attitude towards her work. She’s phenomenal can’t wait to see her and McLaughlin. Paris looks to be epic. Rip Kiptum😢

[@az1trey]

Bol's form is awesome. Such little wasted motion it looks effortless.

[@efisgpr]

Such wasted motion coming in 10m behind Syd

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@efisgpr Coming in behind a city in Australia??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@judsdragon]

Bol just keeps improving more and more, she made that world record look effortless, she has such a smooth and relaxed running style it literally looks like she is jogging, cant wait to see what she does in the olympics

[@efisgpr]

Yet she can't do it in a marquis event like the 400m or 400mH...too slow

[@barath4545]

Tokyo race of the Olympics was the 400 hurdles race final ... but not the women's race! Warholms extreme record with Benjamin running 101% of his max to set a 46.1x time that would beat any other race in history as well, was THE moment in T&F in Tokyo.

[@benjamingardner3314]

That was such an amazing race, agreed. The women were hitting more signature races overall, but that was the race that popped into my head when he said THE moment in Tokyo.

[@TheProchargedmopar]

👍💪☝️

[@szymon6207]

Bol WiR 49.24

[@efisgpr]

@@szymon6207 🤣 She is never catching Sydney.

[@michellevey9608]

She is one of the greatest athletes in any sport that l have ever seen!

[@mattsmith8191]

Bol's been improving so much and racing consistently injury free - McLaughlin is the underdog now with her poor end to 2023 and lack of racing. Will be a great rematch if Sydney shows up!

[@MoralScienceEducation]

Amazing. Congratulations and best of luck to an amazing runner hailing from Dutch soil🙏🏆🌷

[@JanneBernards]

Imagine being a once in a generation national talent like Lieke Klaver, only to have someone even better come on the scene just behind you, so you'll always play second fiddle when it comes to making headlines and sponsorships.

[@felix1974]

The Frankie Fredericks Syndrome

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

I believe you mean that Klaver came in behind Bol?!

[@JanneBernards]

@@J.M.-nb4gw No. Klaver is two years older than Bol and had Dutch championship titles before Bol did.

[@russellmoore1533]

Wait until the Dutch women's 4x400m strolls out for the Olympic final in a few months...

[@garagesale8003]

Headlines for sure but as far as sponsorships pretty sure Klaver still makes some bank based on them assets.

[@vonbrave]

This channel has a habit of promoting athletes from the USA sometimes unfairly. This video was to be about Bold world record but ended up making Bol look inferior to Sydney McLaughlin. Bols world record wasnt even about hurdles. This channel is my go to for updates and confirmation with anything track and field cos you produce very good contents but pls do try to allow the achievements of athletes from other countries other than the US be recognized and be appreciated as much as u do for the US athletes

[@vernonfrance2974]

@vonbrave The fact is he dedicated an entire video to a Dutch athlete. It was very much extoling Bol's achievements. You act as if the narrator is claiming he knows who is better. He very clearly asked for other people's opinions at the end of the video. We in the US are a people which is one of the the most ethnically diverse in the world. Do you think arbitrary borders are going to make us fail to see greatness elsewhere? Besides her speed what is so amazing is Bol's stamina. She never seems to take a layoff from training and competition.

[@kc5466]

You will soon realize that everything bol does will be in comparison to Sydney as long as she remains in hurdles. Similar to when he talks about Noah and his 200m achievements. It’s impossible to mention it without comparing it to the world record holder Usain Bolt.

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@kc5466 Bol has a choice of going against her in the 400m and/or the 400 meter hurdles. She could avoid her or go head to head in the same event. Either way she could win. McLaughlin is not Bolt.

[@kc5466]

@@vernonfrance2974 Bolt is an Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. McLaughlin is also all of those things as well. But you’re right McLaughlin isn’t Bolt. But it’s femke whose chasing Sydney’s records not the other way around. Because of that dynamic, you can’t mention femke without mentioning the record holder Sydney.

[@paulcarlson4230]

All these records will be broken by the men who think their women,😮😢

[@AllInTheGame01]

Having now won WC 400mH Gold last yr, anyone else want to see Femke devote 2025 to only training for & running the flat 400m & go for WC 400m Gold in Tokyo?! S/O Lieke Klaver's 50.10 PB, #9 all-time in the indoor 400m, so close to sub 50s!

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

I want that. I really want to see her and Syd come close to 47. I feel even now a low 48 is possible for Fem and Syd(assuming she's healthy). Hopefully they both go for it next year.

[@jimpowell2296]

Sydney McLaughlinhas run 48.74 outdoors and she will run 2-3 tenths faster than that this year, I believe. She is number 1 and Bol is number 2.

[@QuamfyMarc]

​​@@jimpowell2296Bol is not a number here because focus is on 400mh Olympic Final. And for 400m outdoor dont forget Worldchamp Paulino who ran also 48.7 last year. And maybe healthy Nasser returns with low 48s PB.

[@jimpowell2296]

@@QuamfyMarc True, if all goes well then the Olympics could be great.

[@johnnamkeh1290]

Don't think she's going to ever beat Sydney.

[@rulifaller8474]

It is quite easy to see how Bol will perform in 2024. She is always very consistent and consistently getting better. So I would be surprised if she does not go under 51 seconds in 2024 with the extra flat speed and the extra year of getting used to 14 stride. So in the equation the big question mark is Sydney. Which event will she even run in Paris? If it is the hurdles, can she take another step up? Hard to say as she has not hurdled since 2022 and she was further than Bol in her development curve, having started at a much younger age. If she does take a step up, it will be hard for Bol to beat her. If she does not, I do think there is a reasonable chance that Bol will beat her.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Great comment. I would just like S.M. to run in at least 2 events. She was so busy a few years ago. Now just concentrate on 2 races.

[@kingofthenerds7925]

If you take the ratio between Kratochvilova's indoor and outdoor PB's in the 400m (49.59 to 47.99) and use that on Bol's indoor WR, then that time would have "equated" to a 47.65 on an outdoor track. Not necessarily saying that she'll go that sort of time, but it's fun to theorize...

[@DavidPaulandBillT]

She can break the world record

[@nateoliver2372]

​@DavidPaulandBillT she's not getting anywhere close to 47.60. Keep dreaming

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@DavidPaulandBillT possibly the 400mh but definitely not the open😅

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Those numbers don't carry over when you consider that there's variable interest in indoor from athlete to athlete and everyone cares about outdoor

[@jimpowell2296]

I don’t think Bol can beat McLaughlin.

[@RobertJohnson-bj5lk]

Sydney missed her chance to break the open 400m world record. She should have raced the 400 in her first European track meet right after the 2022 World Championships. 2023 was a lost season for Sydney. And now Femke Bol is coming for everything.🥇🥇🥇

[@kc5466]

Missed her chance? Sydney is the one that has actually ran sub 49 in the 400m

[@DA-bp8lf]

Huge fan of hers!! Don’t underestimate her against McLaughlin! 👍👏👏

[@bobfisher-zd2lt]

Notttt!

[@DA-bp8lf]

@@bobfisher-zd2lt I can tell your just a cheerleading fan? Always picking the favorites. Iam still an athlete! Iam still in the arena of competition. We like to see underdogs rise up and beat champions! Because we know what hard work and dedication that takes. You wouldn’t know anything about that. Am I right?

[@bobfisher-zd2lt]

@@DA-bp8lf you’re wrong 😑

[@DA-bp8lf]

@@bobfisher-zd2lt Iam glad iam wrong about you! 👍 You will hear from me again after the Olympics. 😤

[@bobfisher-zd2lt]

@@DA-bp8lf lol

[@Elliottklassen]

I think this is as good of a sign for the Netherlands relay teams as much as anything, considering Klaver also ran a phenomenal 50.10. Not only does Bol have the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 8th fastest times this year so far, but Klaver has the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th fastest. Between them they have 8 of the 10 fastest races this year. We all saw what happened in the mixed relay in Budapest last year, but I think this Netherlands team is looking to be back with a vengance.

[@wilcoschipstal6417]

It takes 4 to run a good relay. To be honest I am more interested in the progression of Peeters and Saalberg and the times on the men's side. Cause that is where there is the most time to win for the Netherlands. If the USA bring their A-team and don't screw it up technically the rest is running for silver.........but that are 2 big IF's.

[@kc5466]

It’s gonna be an interesting battle for silver and bronze.

[@jimpowell2296]

The Netherlands vs USA will be fun at the Olympics. McLaughlin will defeat Bol in the 400m and the USA will win the 400m relay. My opinion. This duel will feed excitement til the Olympics begin.

[@jimpowell2296]

@@wilcoschipstal6417 Same ifs for the Netherlands right?

[@__nadine__]

@@wilcoschipstal6417 Regarding the women's 4x400. Peeters is already 1s faster than she was a year ago, she ran an indoor PB of 52.01 this weekend. She seems to be consistently progressing still, she's easily the third fastest Dutch runner in that relay team right now. Personally I think the 4th spot is still up for grabs. Lisanne de Witte (53.04) ran faster this weekend than Saalberg (53.42), but unfortunately had to pull out of the final due to falling ill. Saalberg has a better PB but De Witte seems more in form so far. Will be interesting to see who runs in the final, and how well they can perform against the US team (also curious who will run on that team).

[@joeldadude]

Following this incredible athlete since 2022 who has been improving every day. I think she can win 4 medals in paris. 400H, 400 OPEN, 4x400 relay and Mixed 400

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

That would be nice. But she will not run the 400 open (schedules don't permit) and in the Relay's the US will be too strong, probably.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

That's too much of a haul.

[@bretstevens262]

Thank you for all the great videos TRP! It was awesome to see you "in person" with Noah Lyles!

[@hermanmertens8383]

Lieke Klaver is a world champion as well. And furthermore not bad at all to be second in the world. Nothing to be disappointed about, she is a phenomenon.

[@efisgpr]

She's never even run the 200 or 400 as fast as Sydney at age 18. 😂

[@Dirtbikekidlostinthewoods]

Damn i remember doing a 53 in high school. I thought i was bad azz. She breaking 50 for crying out loud. Damn girl

[@gdub999tub.]

I agree totally - I ran 53.5 in high school track and it felt like I was sprinting on rocket fuel. I cannot conceive of going 3+ seconds faster. Just amazing. Yes, the men are even faster, but still... this is FAST and it's hard to appreciate unless you've tried it.

[@jamescaricola6439]

Anytime femke talks I can’t help but smile 😊 I wanna say she could give a prime in shape Sydney a run for her money in outdoor open 400. They could go low low 48

[@jammybilly]

Great video, as usual. You certainly help build excitement to a potential clash of the titans. I would have liked, just a moment, to see Sydney's and Femke's times side by side for each distance (and the date they were achieved), on screen to see how close they are (or not). Overall, the video gave me a feeling of Femke is still improving, but not quite at Sydney's level, or the level Sydney was at in 2020. Is Sydney still at that level though, or is Femke striding ever closer to Sydney? That is the question! It's going to be another great event(s) if and when they meet at the Olympics.

[@afriquelesud]

Femke undrugged. Just a superfast superhuman machine. Kudos to Dutch Lightning! 🏆🥇🎖️🥇🎖️🏆

[@hikerboater]

Very interesting training protocol. Lot's of aerobic work/extensive tempo, and no race pace intervals over 150m. A pure long sprinter, she won't run too many 200s/100s. Excellent training regime. My money is on her to beat Sydney.

[@irvinphillips6576]

From my point of view,( track #1 fan but fan of all"competition,"at the highest level"), I'm also a black male that's competed at the college in track and professional levels(please ethnicity out of our hearts,dictating who we support,and pull for)we are all perfectly and wonderful,and remember these champions 🏆❤️🙏 are examples of God's gifts,and it's God who gives that gift to the different ethnic tribes, community, culture,and family. So if you are a person of faith...see through Christ Eyes, 👀 I love sports,and the cultural diversity in God's kingdom Amen!!!🎉❤🎉

[@brianyarde]

Last name just missing the letter "T"

[@pete5691]

Such a talent

[@tamasbrenyo1348]

Massive statement! She'll surprise everyone in Paris :)

[@joostprins3381]

Surprise? Most of all know her for years, she is no surprise.

[@kc5466]

People saying femke will surprise at the Olympics are the same people that say Julien Alfred will surprise at the Olympics. They are a known entity and everyone is aware of what they’re capable of. The only surprise to be had is if they don’t qualify for the finals at the Olympics.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Doing poorly would be the surprise😅 Do you know what that word means?

[@joostprins3381]

@@veganpotterthevegan a surprise means that something unexpected is happening, fyi, what she does is not unexpected and thus not surprising. She is already for years improving and improving. Do you know what surprising means?

[@decaDBZ]

Lots of people would be surprised to see Femke Bol beat McLaughlin and run a new 400mH WR.

[@lars277]

Watch Femke Bol's upper body movements and mechanics. It is perfect. You don't have to have a big and powerful upper body to augment your running. You just have to have efficient and effective movement and mechanics. Femke Bol has perfect use of her upper body to augment her already strong lower body. I think one of the reasons her running style is so effective is she has a slender, but strong upper body.

[@efisgpr]

Perfectly behind Sydney by several meters...

[@billybud9557]

Hope that The Fembot has a great 2024

[@rayfreeth5156]

I don't know if she has ever run 800m but I believe she has the potential to break the world 800m record if she switched events to that

[@rayflaherty3441]

800 is a distance event; the 400 is a sprint. She would suck at the 800, relatively speaking.

[@QuamfyMarc]

​@@rayflaherty3441Femke already have indoor 500m WR. She must first break Keely's 600m indoor WR before next step succes to 800m victory.

[@QuamfyMarc]

​@@rayflaherty3441Femke already have indoor 500m WR. She must first break Keely's 600m indoor WR before next step succes to 800m victory.

[@rayfreeth5156]

@rayflaherty3441 but a good 800m runner really needs very good 400m speed to be a good 800m runner also

[@Lotschi]

She is so amazing to watch! I really wonder what McLaughlin will do because she was better but has somewhat shifted focus.

[@davidpadilla6095]

Said it before and I'll say it again, that's my girl!!!!

[@gargoyleblaster786]

wow femke bol is so fantasic , huge runner who was so improved in her last few years , also lieke claver is a very good runner and helped to push bol for a new heights and for this huge record , it will be a fabulous to follow and very inresting to watch the battle of the giants between the two phenomenal runners bol and mclaughlin and both can push the other one to another historic feat

[@Magnusfication]

I am so looking forward to Bol and McLaughlin race against eachother. 2 amazing athletes and they deserve eachothers presence to help push for an amazing achievement.

[@TheOriginalGankstar]

They should be racing against each other regularly and it should be a blockbuster matchup every time... but it takes two to tango and only one wants to show up these days.

[@kc5466]

I don’t think Sydney sees femke as a rivalry like how everyone else does. Sydney saw Delilah Muhammad as a rivalry because Delilah actually beat her and had better times. That doesn’t apply to Sydney vs femke at all. Sydney has the better times at the events they both compete in and Sydney is unbeaten against her.

[@Magnusfication]

@@kc5466 were gunna make claims about how someone views someone else now? We know what Sydney ran 2 seasons ago. When she competed in 400mH. We know what Bol is capable of now. Time to stop living in the past

[@kc5466]

@@Magnusfication you’re literally claiming how someone view someone right now. Neither one has ever labeled it a rivalry. The media and the fans did. So like I said Sydney probably doesn’t see it as a rivalry as much as femke not seeing a femke vs shamier little as much of a rivalry.

[@ofs82]

@@kc5466 The problem is that Syd is the last hurdle (pardon the pun) left. Femke has beaten everybody else several times over and is streets ahead of them. This has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt by this point, so the only question we have is whether she is closer to Syd than she was before, and the problem is that Syd almost never runs, and when she does it's almost invariably on home turf in advantageous circumstances because they're two very different athletes psychologically with very different preferences for competition. Femke hasn't got close to Syd's record times, but she has improved her best several times since they last squared off, now regularly runs a faster pace than she was doing last time we saw them head to head, and Syd fans tend to use Syd's WR PB as a yardstick as though she will run that time each and every time she takes to the track. On Syd's best day vs. Femke's best day, Syd still wins... but Femke runs a lot even when it isn't her best day which Syd tends not to, and we've hardly seen her run anything at all (not to mention fans in Europe for whom Bol is one of the main audience draws these days have only had two chances to see McLaughlin run anywhere at all since 2019 - one event in Hungary in 2022 and one in France in 2023) to give meaningful indications of her form, so we get this endless back and forth about hypotheticals of what would happen if she was there. But you have to be in it to win it. And of course the endless speculation is hardly helped by certain McLaughlin fans who will jump on any video about Bol to complain that the video isn't titled something like "Bol breaks indoor WR, but McLaughlin would have been faster".

[@cloudbudget]

So nice to see Femke Bol getting these records to further wash away the roid era. Plus Bol and Klaver have such poise and class!!!! It seems like Bol is setting up to defeat you know who!

[@kc5466]

Shamier little?

[@sonojah]

When it comes to McLaughlin and Bol all I know is that one athlete is show and proving and improving on the track while the other is MIA.

[@kc5466]

When it comes to Sydney and bol one is a reigning Olympic and world record holder in the hurdles. The other one is attempting to become that.

[@sonojah]

@@kc5466 Ah yes, those past accolades gets her wins automatically before she touches the track. Perhaps athletes should not even bother showing up for races she enters in from now on due to her resume. 🙄 Now don't get me wrong, if and that's a big if because nobody knows, McLaughlin is in tip top shape and at her best she beats Bol everytime. She has higher top end speed, something Bol can't match just yet. Kersee's strategy better pay off because he got Sydney and Athing barely competing in the prime of their athletic careers.

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@sonojahHigher top end speed? Femkes WR indoors 49.24 must valued about 48.3 outdoors. And did you notice the ease in her strides? Her coach Laurent Meuwly afterwards said she certainly kept something in reserve for the world championships in Glasgow end next week. Meuwly: “Tests pointed out that Femke has improved in all aspects: raw speed, endurance and power.” So maybe you should reconsider your causally assumption about top end speed.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

​@@hermanmertens8383 Translating an indoor 400 time to what she could do outdoors is meaningless. The proof is on the track not on paper!!

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Sure, thats true. She has to race it first. But meaningless? Jarmila Kratochvilova, the woman she last year took the indoor WR from after 41 years (!), still holds the WR on 800 outdoors. And also she is second on the all time 400 outdoor list with 47.99. And you call that meaningless? Ms. McLaughlin Levrone only tenth on that list. And of course you saw the ease with which Femke Bol broke her own WR to 49,24. I would call that promising, not meaningless.

[@blueeyedbull67]

If you had Femke Bol and Lieke Klaver stand beside each other and asked the average person who they thought was the 400m indoor world record holder I would say 100% of them would point to Klaver. Bol's body type looks more like a distance runner then a 400 m record holder. I also love Bol's attitude and personality.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Bol's advantage is that she has a lot of leg, and only a lightwight body to move. That is actually an advantage on the 400m where the effort of having to move such a heavy musculated body is starting to count on the last 100 or 150 meters.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

I guess I don't necessarily agree (no offense). Maybe if you were talking about a 100-meter sprinter, but the best 400-meter runners of recent memory are not uber-muscular or 'blocky'. (Not criticizing Klaver's build.)

[@billywe331a]

Yes, the average person might. 400 doesn't require 100% power like a short sprint. Also, trends are changing Noah Lyles is a very thin guy, thin legs 5' 11, 155. Some more muscled guys can beat him the first 30 meters than he blows them away.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

@@billywe331a I think of Steven Gardiner too (6'4", 165 lbs.)

[@blueeyedbull67]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 I guess all you sprinting experts didn't read the words "average person". It fascinates me how quickly narcissists want to show the world how little they know.

[@summerlakephotog8239]

What a matchup. Can’t wait. Hope Sydney runs the 400.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Awh, me too!

[@nahadoth2087]

This is my favorite athletics channel on YT. So well done that I wished you'd cover the multi event track and field disciplines as well, like decathlon and heptathlon. Would love the see a video like this on Nafi Thiam for example.

[@gargoyleblaster786]

and by the way thanks for this video and and for all the stuff it was very informative

[@swabia1554]

I am interested to see how much of these new times are because of these new type of shoes.

[@pahtar7189]

It looks like the Netherlands will have a real shot at the 4x400 record.

[@Ghoster311]

They don’t have the depth. The USA could do it though.

[@lasvegas4164]

At 3:20.72 they barely beat the women's college record of 3:21.93 .

[@kc5466]

I think people that say these things about the 4x400 meters record say it because they think if they say it out loud it will manifest into reality.

[@pahtar7189]

@@kc5466 No. I said that because they have the #1 and #3 runners this year. If their next two runners are even close, the four of them would be quite a challenge.

[@kc5466]

It wouldn’t make a difference. Have a look at this! This is a possible A team for America. Gabby Thomas: 49.68 Athing Mu: 49:57 Britton Wilson: 49:13 Sydney McLaughlin: 48:74 The world record is 3:15:17 set by the Soviet Union. The only team since 2000 to run below 3:17 seconds is the US from 2012 and 2021 Olympics. And that time from the 2021 Olympics is 3:16:85 and good enough for 5th all time. And that time is more than a second off the record and that team had Sydney, athing mu, Delilah Muhammad, and Allison Felix in it. Netherlands best time ever is from last year and that time was 3:20:72. That is more than 5 seconds off the record. I look at America’s depth and I still struggle to think if they could threaten the record even though they’re less than 2 seconds off. But Netherlands best being 5 seconds off and you think that team can pose a threat to the record? Netherlands A team would be beaten by America’s A team by at least 3 seconds. And even America don’t think they can break the record despite them being the best suited to challenge for it. That’s why I think it’s irrational to say you think some team can break the record simply because they’re running pb’s indoors and they have a couple of new people joining in. Netherlands should try to run a sub 3:20 second relay before they think about challenging for the record.

[@stunccy]

Always a good feeling when a trp video is released

[@MrTwotimess]

Femke is such an exciting athlete to watch.

[@efisgpr]

Yeah, I agree; it's fun watching Sydney beat her so easily every single time.

[@ShredCo]

Petition to get Femke and Warholm to have a super baby...

[@pepelopezcrecimientopersonal]

Hahahaha, very good comment!!!

[@MRKNIGHT707]

This is gonna make for a great competition. Can’t wait to see a healthy Syd on the world stage again

[@protect-free-speech]

Wow! A world record from a real woman, that's a rare thing these days...

[@tianl98765]

McLaughlin just hasn't raced much in the past couple of years.. esp not in 400 hurdles. if they race right now, i'd have my bet on bol

[@andrearatkovic4048]

Gorgeous runner

[@redravenrages6321]

It’s interesting to me how this post-Bolt, post-Farah era has seen an emergence in attention to hurdling events, especially the 400mH. Bolt dominated lower distances of course, Farah the long, and now we see Warholm, Holloway, Rai, Bol, McLaughlin, and even Devon Allen and Muhammad rewrite hurdle history! Interetsing progression in running in my opinion?

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Us track junkies want to hear about ALL the great athletes, not just Americans.

[@oldwombat3630]

Allyson Felix. Femke Bol. The apex of how humans should get about the place.

[@r_unner_G]

She will sub-51 in the hurdles this season and sub-49 in the 400 outdoors.

[@jessegoodman9462]

World records be dropping like flies

[@rulifaller8474]

Sydney has recently raced about two times per year, I find it very hard to believe that she will run in two events in Paris. Her team seem to be all about avoiding every possible risk of her losing a race.

[@kc5466]

If that’s the case she wouldn’t have ran in her first meet of the season last year.

[@rulifaller8474]

@@kc5466 I’m sorry but I genuinely do not understand your point

[@kc5466]

@@rulifaller8474 you said her team is all about avoiding every possible risk of her losing a race. But last year in Sydney’s first meet she ran the 400 against mareiledy Paulino, salwa Eid naser, and Candice McLeod. If you’re not aware 2 of the people I mentioned were 48 second sprinters before. So if Sydney’s team was trying avoid having her lose a race. Why would they put her into the lions den in her first race as opposed to a continental gold meet where no one is capable of running sub 50? Similar to what they did with Shelly Ann last season. Putting her in races where no one can run sub 11 in 100m and basically guaranteeing her a win.

[@rulifaller8474]

@@kc5466 ok Well now I do understand what you mean, and yes I do no who those 400m ladies are. Let me clarify myself then. I meant risk of loosing at championships, clearly the only race they care about, ie not running in august 2023 with some very minor issue because maybe just maybe that might have some effect on the preparation for a race that is a year away. So do you actually expect her to go for the double in Paris?

[@kc5466]

@@rulifaller8474 I don’t think it’s possible to double in Paris based on the scheduling but it is possible to double at her Olympic trials considering how spread out the events are and she may do that. Then after she may decide which of the events she will pursue at the Olympics. Sydney doing the hurdles satisfies the media and fans because of the Sydney vs femke dynamic. Her doing the 400m flat is about legacy and becoming an Olympic champ and possible world record holder in a second discipline. Only two athletes can say they are both Olympic champion and world record holder in two sprint events. Sydney could be the third.

[@mungodegrijalva822]

Would love to see Bol & McLaughlin go head to head in the Olympics. But, not going to happen. They're competing in different individual events. As for who wins gold in their events, hard to say because of potential injuries & other elite sprinters who have improved & also hungry for gold. Anyway, it's going to be exciting . . . go Bol . . . . go McLaughlin!

[@eunicepadilla4513]

Thats fast!!!

[@BricksVideo]

She is definitely awesome, when indoors on short tracks. Personally, I like the full size outdoor tracks for judging a runner.

[@ShareefusMaximus]

The 400 is so physically taxing. To see her set records so comfortably is amazing.

[@efisgpr]

Faster at 400m: Sydney Way faster at 400mH: Sydney Faster at 200: Sydney Faster at 4x400 relays: Sydney "Records" lol....

[@DavidTrevino-o3n]

I love seeing Femke Bol run - a work of art - she will dominate in 2024 and reign supreme! Only 23 yesrs - she will only get better and better. GO FEMKE!!!! ❤❤❤

[@efisgpr]

She is just 5.5 months younger than Sydney with nowhere near the accomplishments.... And she's never catching Sydney. Stay delusional, though...

[@hf2678]

Ok already...I'm hyped! Let's go!

[@A-FrameWedge]

Kratochillova wasn’t on steroids but she did have to shave three times a day.

[@lammie1000]

😂😂😂

[@thijsdreschler4885]

I think they both need rivals to get better and i think it will be always a super close fight between them so i cant say 1 is better but my fav is bol, that is because im from the netherlands and she is a beast the past years. She is still young so i think in the end that mclaufing (idk how to write her name) will win in de olympics because of her experience

[@pyotrberia9741]

I would love to see Femke Bol Drop Fastest 400 Meters Of All Time.

[@kc5466]

If wishes were fishes

[@zabaleta66]

I can't see Bol beating McLaughlin's 400H record, her hurdling form isn't quite as smooth as it should be. I believe Bol will be a better 400 flat runner than McLaughlin though. Her strength is improving all the time, she's got better basic speed, and her physical advantages are obvious.

[@Xx-po1fu]

Bol and Wilson are the only non-drugged runners to do it.

[@mediamannaman]

You think McLaughlin is juicing?!

[@martinjansen3834]

@@mediamannamandid she ever run a 400m indoors? He was pointing to the top list of 400m indoors…

[@mediamannaman]

@@martinjansen3834 Oh, thanks. No, I doubt Sidney has run an indoor 400 since she just started running the 400 last year (I think). It was all 400 hurdles previously.

[@alexmichl3137]

Everyone is juicing on top level.....

[@isrbillmeyer]

She always looks so relaxed as if she is going for a warm up while the rest looks like they are running for their lives...

[@efisgpr]

Is that why Sydney leaves her so far back EVERY SINGLE TIME?

[@laurenmp7486]

Femke can absolutely get the outdoor 400 record. If she can look that relaxed breaking her own indoor record? The outdoor record is just a matter of good weather, a good track and her feeling right. And given how she runs, she might not even get to the heart of the season to do it.

[@rayflaherty3441]

"Femke can absolutely get the outdoor 400 record" based on what? She's never even broken 49. The WR is 47.60.

[@laurenmp7486]

@@rayflaherty3441 she beat the previous indoor record by 3 tenths last year and just cruised to a better time than that. And there's a pretty big difference between indoor and outdoor times. Two laps of a 200 meter track does not allow for the sort of performance one lap of a 400 meter outdoor track does. With the speed she has indoors, give her the easier conditions of an outdoor track and she'd absolutely smash 48 flat and be closer to 47 than 48. And she can absolutely push for more.

[@rayflaherty3441]

@@laurenmp7486 I'm not convinced. She's never broken 49 outdoors either.

[@wimkoomen5826]

Femke will beat Sydney Mclaughlin, in 400m and 400mh. They are both amazing athletes and it will be very close. In the case that Sydney is still ahead, Femke will use here "Budapest 4x400 relay finish acceleration".

[@slashingjw1251]

weird how that record stood so long and now she already broke it again

[@luckyspurs]

The fact her indoor 400m PB is now 0.2 faster than her outdoor one is crazy.

[@francescostano4445]

It's not crazy because in the outdoor season Bol focuses only in 400 hurdles

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@francescostano4445 Correct. And her 49.44 wasn’t a race against the clock, only about winning and she had an easy win.

[@francescostano4445]

​@@hermanmertens8383and it was 2 years ago when she was a lot slower than now

[@johngee777]

Congratulations Femke! I think she will go under 51 for the Hurdles. However, getting under 50.68 I'm not so sure. Hopefully. A 48 sec 400 flat outdoor should be possible based on her indoor time

[@walterbsprinks]

I was at the 1984 spring Track n field championships in Eugene Oregon sitting in the stands watching 400 metre with awe.., Kratochvilova, she was a good strong 400 metre runner using top Eastern block drugs to break50 seconds. She had a beautiful stride.Femke has perfect stride. I ran 52 in HS to pace 2 U of O Milers to a sub 4minute in 1969.

[@mts7274]

Fastest women's 400m of all time is 47.60 by Marita Koch, and the second fastest is 47.99 by Jarmila Kratochvílová.

[@anitaj.4991]

@@mts7274 More than likely drug aided.

[@mts7274]

@@anitaj.4991 There's no asterisk by their record times, and neither is there one for Flo Jo's 100m time.

[@lonewolf4429]

The point is there SHOULD be an asterisk..all the eastern bloc women were completely doped up. The Germans admitted it after reunification.@@mts7274

[@ericdanielski4802]

Nice world record.

[@dandunt356]

Absolutely.

[@ericdanielski4802]

@@dandunt356 Nice answer. Even if it's not a computer game.

[@dandunt356]

@@ericdanielski4802It’s nice to see you’ve added track and field world records to your arsenal, Eric. Getting more versatile as a commenter is always a good thing. Nice development.

[@TheOriginalGankstar]

My favourite female athlete. Actually turns up to compete indoors and outdoors and gives her fans something to cheer about. Sydney, on the other hand.....

[@kc5466]

I guess Usain never give his fans something to cheer about.

[@clarajernigan42]

She showed what she can do breaking all those records😂

[@Tsax4x8]

Also a good way to peak too early in the season as well, running all those events.

[@TheOriginalGankstar]

She doesn't overrun.@@Tsax4x8

[@kc5466]

It would be a shame if femke season was extremely front loaded. Doing great things early on but by the time Olympics come around she has no more left in the tank.

[@basengelblik5199]

Don't reply on who will win. That's just sad. Athletes are not rivals, they compete against themselves. If you don't get that you are not a track and field athlete. Words like dominance, challenge and rivals ... sad just sad. We compete against eachother, but above all we respect eachothers efforts to compete.

[@abboberg]

I was looking for the event with no BS. TRP is kinda like NBC.

[@gregkrupinski8094]

Sitting in the toilet and recording... well done - you do not need any video for this unique speech!

[@andrewingram2258]

She's faster than Dope!

[@kyledransfield5166]

Bol will take down McLaughlin- she’s got the momentum. Where is Sidney?

[@kc5466]

Sydney living her life

[@markuse3472]

I believe Sydney is practicing various fields, she is not racing the 400, I think.

[@hungmeow8284]

You are DELUSIONAL

[@StarzzyJJASD]

@@markuse3472typical yank always full off excuses pal the Europeans will dominate Paris this summer and whites are taking off track and field 😂

[@kc5466]

there’s only 2 options for her and it’s the 400m or 400mh. But I would be a liar if I told you I wouldn’t mind seeing sydney trying out the 200m. I think her speed endurance could propel her to great lengths in the 200. Similar to Allison Felix. Sydney’s personal best is 22.38 in the 200m and that was from 2018 she was just 18 years old. At that time she was running 52.75 400mh and 50 second 400m. There’s no doubt in my mind she has the capability to run sub 22 in the 200m if she tried.

[@aliasskipstevens4246]

McClaughlin doesn't race often enough compared to Bol. If they both go 400 w/o hurdles Bol. If McC goes hurdles and Bol w/o then they each win gold. Bol is stronger right now.

[@kc5466]

Hilarious! That’s like saying Elaine doesn’t race enough to be compared with Swoboda.

[@erichansen3641]

This video has not aged well. Femke Bol is now at a World Record of 49.17 Indoor Short Track.

[@jamesschroeder1174]

I had to list to 1:10 twice… he said dethroning, thought he said “deep throating” I almost spit out my coffee first time I heard it.

[@MrMilliron]

will the olympic schedule support the 400m/mh double? prelims semi, finals for both, lol and 4x4/mixed teams. 8-9 times running the 400m!!!!!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Bol will not run the 400 flat in Paris (only in the Relay's)

[@julianolucca4202]

Congratulations to the Turkish community what a successful athlete

[@brkaz5864]

Bol has Olympic Gold sewed up. Awesome young lady.

[@sluischris]

What if Jarmila Kratochvílová would run today. Using all new improved training methods and gear? Or perhaps she could not pass some tests.

[@thepixalking6589]

Congrats to my beautiful white girls, Bol and Klaver. Klaver surprised me, she's an up and comer to watch, even though she's older than Bol. She looks strong and powerful! Bol is just the GOAT though. She makes me proud!

[@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck]

🙂😎Femke Bol, Coby Hilton, Aria Pearce, Gatlin Bair, Victoria Cameron and Cole Beck are my favorite runners❤ Look these people up

[@kc5466]

You’re missing a few

[@bruhgamer6942]

And a 49.18 now *49.17

[@xavierbeukes1854]

Frank Frederick's 200m indoor WR is the longest standing record.

[@ferdinandvanzyl1500]

Give them same race and Femke can go sub 51 aswell. She's already has the 3rd fastest time ever in history even faster than the Tokyo Olympic world record and she did not have A Sydney in the same race to Puch her limit I can't wait when they meet again Femke with her 14 steps which only started last year will go into total effect this year and she's obviously faster Vs Sedney Who we don't have to repeat Shes just the Best . 🎉let's wait For USATF championships to see which event Sydney will run . Femke will run Hurdles her favorite event. ROME EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL SHOW US A NEW PB FROM FEMKE IN 400M , Because the schedule wil alow her to run both and she is the Double champion from 22

[@hermanmertens8383]

She will not race the double, she prefers the relays with her friends and team mates. Including heats and semi’s the 400 dash is not realistic.

[@kc5466]

There y’all go again with setting your expectations high for the 400 meters again. Every year her fans say she will run a pb in the 400 and go sub 49. And when she doesn’t you come up with the excuse she wasn’t focusing on it. Which is a logical excuse but why set your expectations so high when you know it realistically won’t happen. Why not just be pleasantly surprised if she does?

[@ferdinandvanzyl1500]

@@hermanmertens8383 I never said she will double at Olympics In Rome European championships she can Remember she's the European Double champion from Munich Germany I happened to listen to her Dutch interviews Hurdles is by far her Favorite event.

[@ameerrashad1485]

Very impressive indoors 400 meters. She should consider 400 meters outdoors I believe she could get a gold medal. Outdoors 400 meters hurdles belongs to Sydney McLaughlin

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Nothing belongs to anybody in sport. The essence of sport is that you prove yourself by performing. If Sydney McLaughlin wants to be the hero(ine) of the 400m hurdles she must prove herself. And she has not been doing any of that since 1.5 year.

[@Tsax4x8]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 Well, she hasn't shown it because she was training for the 400 last year, said she did everything shes needed to accomplish in the 400h, and focused on the 400 last year before taking the rest of the season off to fix an injury. You can't say she hasn't proved herself when shes got the WR in the event. If anything BOL has to prove herself in breaking that which then....Syd may return to attempt to re-break it. Honestly cant say someone hasn't proved themself just because of an injury year + getting married in that year. Give the woman a break, or at least know the sport and why she hasn't been running.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@Tsax4x8 Indeed, mrs McLaughlin did prove herself in the past, I will not deny that. However, you can not always rest on your laurels. Just like a football club can't say: "we are the best because we won the championship 3 years ago". Nope, that is not how it works. The champion of the present is the club that played this years games and won them. And sure a reputable club that won many championships in the past will retain a "big name" for some time. But you can not just refuse to play and expect to be the champion for ever. And that is exactly what mrs McLaughlin and her fans are doing. For now Sydney McLaughlin is in the luxury position that she can let that WR do the talking for her. As long as she has that people will "yeesss, but... that WR". However this is also a dangerous position for mrs McLaughling, because iff Femke Bol breaks that WR (which is not unlikely: Bol improved by 0.85 last year and the distance to the WR is 0.77) mrs McLaughlin stands empty handed. Unless she sets new even better performances... But it doesn't look like that is going to happen because she probably isn't even going to compete on the hurdles in Paris.

[@vishvaarajakumar5030]

Hi

[@jx-dama9611]

sydney the best! 😃

[@petegarnett7731]

Please get your facts right. The tagline says fastest of all time. It is the fastest female INDOOR SHORT TRACK 400m of all time. The performance is even more remarkable when you consider that Bol is 6 ft tall and has the long stride of a 400m hurdler, which makes the tighter turns much more difficult.

[@hermanmertens8383]

You thought breaking a 400m record in February could be an outdoor record?

[@luckyspurs]

Who would win an outdoor 400m in 2024 between a fully fit and motivated Bol, McLaughlin and Paulino?

[@kc5466]

McLaughlin easily.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Nasser 😂

[@cr42hunting99]

There is no competition between Bol and Syd full stop.

[@Maria_muziekjes]

Your right people can’t beat you when you don’t run