The RISE of Femke Bol: 400m Hurdles World Record?

The RISE of Femke Bol: 400m Hurdles World Record?
Femke Bol, now the second fastest 400-meter hurdler in history, is a determined female athlete who has been running phenomenally this season. Her time is one that only two other women have ever achieved. Bol is closing in on Jamaica right at the finish line, and she's done it. Femke Bol, a middle-distance sprinter and hurdler from the Netherlands, whose journey to athletic mastery did not initially predict her current level of success, has risen to the top of her field.
During her adolescence, Bol was accident-prone, breaking her arm twice. To prevent a third break, a doctor suggested the unconventional solution of practicing the Japanese martial art, judo. Bol tried judo for a while and might have even competed in it at some point, but she had an enduring craving for athletics that she eventually gave into, joining a youth athletics team in her home country, AV Triathlon.

[@mmcpa]

After watching Sydney drop 50.65, Femke may be one of those athletes in the wrong era. Sydney is here. She barely ran this season, and this. Insane.

[@joeyaigot3499]

Perfectly said, wrong time for her. Lol

[@timliscum2861]

Similar to the early 70s horse racing.. Sham could have been a triple crown winner if it wasn't for a horse named Secretariat

[@frankiek2269]

It’s the same as Andy Roddick vs Roger Federer. If Roger didn’t exist, Andy would’ve won so many titles. But he did, so he won the titles.

[@thewrestlingroom410]

It's a bummer because both ladies are absolutely class acts! As a Dutchman by blood and American by citizenship, I feel very torn. Don't think anyone can touch Sydney though. She is a once in a lifetime athlete.

[@wayneegli8379]

Sydney trains with Athing Mu, so she has raced plenty. But, and I would hate for this to be settled anywhere but on the track, injuries and accidents happen. A clipped hurdle (Lolo Jones, 2008 100mH final, Beijing Olympics) or pulled hamstring (Usain Bolt, 2017 4x100R final, London World Championships) and the outcome changes dramatically.

[@cyranodaburgerack8745]

Bol or Sydney, I enjoy watching great athletes compete. The fanboyism is just dumb.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

You are dumb for not having the courage to tell the truth that Sydney is a superior athlete to Bol. There are few things that I detest in this world and that is those who lack the courage to tell the truth-------Your attempt at casting aspersion and using fanboyism as cover is idiotic, to say the least.

[@PacoJastorius-gx1fb]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 You mean your own lack of ability to accept the FACTS that Bol is a GREAT athlete who won 4x World Championships and 3 World Records, which you are still panickly trying to deny and belittle? You detest that? Well that is a whole lot of self-detesting and self-h*tred that you must be doing then, brother.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@PacoJastorius-gx1fb Go to bed, Paco-----You are not intelligent enough to have a conversation with me, lol-------No one cares about Bol's meaningless indoor championships and world records ----No serious world-class athlete was competing when she won those championships -----Even last year's Budapest 400mh victory came about because Sydney was not there--------Quit lying that Bol has won any substantial championship🤣🤣🤣😝

[@shamevonn1164]

Sydney has the world record

[@curtismiller319]

he said that in the video...

[@johnboylong40]

50.65 was jaw dropping. Gonna be a great match up

[@jimfrazier8611]

50.65, and she coasted home. Right track, right amount of adrenaline, I think she has sub-50 in her.

[@efisgpr]

​@@jimfrazier8611And she did a few 15-step segments...49.9 coming

[@kutznnty7542]

I wonder why y'all think it will be a matchup....Sydney is on an island on her own....yes a match up with Bol, Anna C., and Clayton for Silver

[@ajiecristobal1126]

Gonna be a great matchup for silver.

[@brucealbright4405]

Femke is gonna get Bol'd over by Syd. She just brok her own world record for the 5th time. Good luck Femke-You'll need it!!

[@donaldwhite1928]

And didn’t look like was trying to

[@patricklindsay72]

Dude they're both amazing athletes. Don't bring that WNBA attitude here to track & field.

[@brucealbright4405]

@patricklindsay72 Quit whining. I was simply stating the fact that Sydney is the best. Where the hell did you get WNBA from? Never said Bol was not a great athlete when I read my comment. I simply stated the obvious. Sydney is a BEAST!!!

[@patricklindsay72]

​@@brucealbright4405You weren't simply stating that fact. You were throwing shade at Bol. Which your right. As it is my right to tell you to take your attitude to the WNBA fans where it belongs.

[@brucealbright4405]

@patricklindsay72 You clearly do not know what the hell you are talking about. So, quit your whining and go play in the WNBA.

[@micheleking3160]

She might be better off doing the open 400 to get her individual gold, because Sydney will be a problem in the 400 hurdles

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

I agree! She will forced to even make a career change after Sydney is done putting that good ol as whooping on her in Paris🤣🤣

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 Bol will run the hurdles and beat McNeverruns. And Bol will never be forced to do anything. That is only how it works in your s*ck little world brother.

[@Saphy_Bagel]

Um...unless she's ready to run 50 flat she's gonna have to settle with being 2nd best.

[@daine1977]

Sydney just ran 50.65 new world record

[@davidharger5182]

50.65 sydney just dropped the hammer on the world.. so much for Bol

[@joeyaigot3499]

Not even 2nd best lol, she’s more like 3rd best maybe 4th judging by the US Olympic trials 😂 I think it’s going to be like the last Olympics. Bol coming 3rd.

[@gcklo]

I think Bob still has a good chance to get silver

[@Tigerex966]

That's not true each race is different. Bolt Muhammed before Sydney Athing Mo All showed that having the world lead records and past championships mean nothing in every new race, anything can happen. When Femke bol had the world lead and championship and Sydney did not run for 2 years, that did not mean Sydney could not overcome that. Never count a win before it happens or underestimate an fellow competition

[@anilmitra5065]

I'm a solid Sydney fan but I do not yet count Femke out. Bol is obviously a competitor and the 400m hurdles is an event in which people (men and women) can continually improve over 10+ years. The most likely scenario I see for the Olympics is that the challenge of Femke will push Sydney to yet another world record, maybe even sub-50. I also think that Anna Cockrell may challenge Femke. It's going to be an exciting Olympics.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

I am counting Femke Bol out---enough of these pretty lies that she has any chance of beating Sydney------Anna Cockrell might even beat her in Paris.

[@Niranjana.Jayadevan]

​@@kobbieafriyie2172Clayton is also ready to be a threat for Bol

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@Niranjana.Jayadevan Absolutely! Clayton is warming up------Bol better be careful----There will be a three-way battle between Bol, Rushell, and Anna for second place in Paris.

[@efisgpr]

It'd be absolutely crazy to place a bet on anyone but Sydney. Bol has no chance.

[@curtismiller319]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 Geez, It is very unlikely that Anna beats Femke but that's why they run the race.

[@paulcarlson4230]

She is awesome and had so many injuries and keeps giving all she's got, win or lose she is great, just to be there is amazing, do you people know these are the best in the world, not your hometown meet, so if you are top 20 in world you are a stud

[@efisgpr]

SYDNEY WILL LEAVE HER *WELL BACK* 😂

[@jamescaricola6439]

It’s gonna be closer then most think. They have very similar speed just who got that big move with 100. It’s gonna take a world record to win this race that I know for sure

[@csteverice]

They don't have similar speed. Syd is a far superior sprinter and greater strength than Bol.

[@jennym2276]

And Sydney dropped the flat 400 to focus on just this one event.

[@csteverice]

@@jennym2276 yet she ran the 100m hurdles, 4x100 relay, 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles all this season. She won all but the relay while showing her versatility.

[@smoothnubian]

Damn. Its obvious this video was made before Sydney just set another WR at 50.65. lol

[@temijinkahn511]

Femke will push Sydney to break 50. I just watched Sydney break her own world record with nobody near her to push her. Can Femke stay right with Sydney for 300m and not fade? If she goes out too fast to stay with Sydney and fades, could she lock up so badly she finishes out of the medals? It is a dangerous game when a great athlete takes on a terrific athlete. Can Femke beat Sydney? Possible but not probable.

[@ltyler01]

I’d call it very unlikely

[@joelandenmatten9285]

Rai Benjamin faded that way in the World Championships, losing ranks I remember.

[@efisgpr]

It's not possible. No, she has NEVER "pushed Sydney" 😂 Syd has left her in the dust every time. She has never even presented a challenge to Sydney. She will never catch Sydney in any race. Syd is on a whole other level. She is way faster than Femke will ever be at every distance...and is even a great leaper.

[@efisgpr]

She just doesn't have the base speed. Syd is far better at 60, 100, 200 and 400. It's not going to happen. ...EVER. A river of delusional Dutch tears will flow when Sydney beats her EASILY... AGAIN.

[@kutznnty7542]

Barring any injury to Sydney, Bol should focus on winning Silver with Anna C. (52.64 sec) and Clayton from Jamaica (52.51 sec) vastly improving. She has no chance....I mean no chance....against Sydney

[@tkhaskin]

Great video...Lobe Femke Bol. But say... the music playing in the background of this video is a mess. Sounds like there are two songs playing at the same time.

[@virgiliotopolino3928]

Femke è una gran professionista ma non la numero 1 perché prima di lei c'è la Maclaughlin che lei non potrà mai batterla!❤

[@SergioGonzalez-bo3rd]

great video, Femke Bol (vs) Sydney McLaughlin, is going to be a great showdown, can't wait to see it, Good Luck Ladies.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

You are waiting for Bol to compete with Sydney in Paris?? Are you serious??😅😅😅-----A great showdown, 🤣🤣🤣

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 Bol will beat McNeverruns.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 Bol couldn't even beat Alexis Holmes in last year's Budapest championships🤣🤣🤣-----Bol was scared of Alexis Holmes😝😝

[@PacoJastorius-gx1fb]

​@@kobbieafriyie2172 🤣🤣🤣Bol DESTROYED Holmes 4x in a row, running RELAXEDLY, not even going all out in the last race, because she did not need to, to beat Holmes🥱🥱🥱

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@PacoJastorius-gx1fb Does this four times in a row include when Holmes literally broke Bol and she panicked and fell flat on her face in front of the whole world last year??😅😅😅😝--------Explain to me why this year in the Bahamas when Bol failed to catch Kendall Ellis in the mixed 4x400m she was crying because she lost that race?? 😆😆😆-----Even Daphne Schippers on tv commentary said Bol looked sad because she couldn't win her race🤣🤣---Bol is a crybaby, 😝------In Paris, Bol will cry 3 times; one in the 400mh when Sydney beats her easily, and sets another world record, the second one will be when she loses in the 4x400 mixed relay because Sydney just said she is anchoring that one, and third in the 4x400 women relay where Sydney will anchor too-----So, poor Bol will get three ass whooping from the legendary Sydney in a span of three days, ouch!😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@waldemarusmc3191]

Michael Phelphs type fenomenon. Talented runner plus the Dutch statistically tallest people in the world make Femke Bol the fastest 400m women runner. I've compared her picture standing some by side with Polands Natalia Kaczmarek, another world's top 400m runner, Natalia is considered tall but still half a head shorter than Femke. Here's Femke bol phenomenon explained. She is weirdly tall if you look at her limbs, gives her huge advantage, no wonder she's beating other runners.

[@csteverice]

other runners except Sydney.

[@merfibeemused]

This video is stale already. In any other era Femke Bol would be a female 400m legend, unfortunately for Bol she was born at a time when Sydney McLaughlin Levrone is also running....I think Femke Bol will likely have to humbly accept that she's the second greatest female 400m athlete of her generation🙏🏾

[@carlg-w8h]

not so fast! both mclaughlin -levrone and bol are true champions. both will push each other to even greater heights through their competitions against each other. dont underestimate either of these competitors.

[@efisgpr]

​@@carlg-w8hWRONG. BOL has literally NEVER been the best in the world at this event. She has NEVER pushed Sydney. She's never even been a challenge for Sydney . Syd is just way faster. Accept it.

[@kutznnty7542]

Sydney is in a world of her own.....she will be competing against her time.....Bol will have to content for silver with Anna C. and Clayton from Jamaica who have vastly improved

[@curtismiller319]

@@efisgpr technically you are wrong! Femke was world champion last year. McLaughlin is the GOAT but Bol gets credit for last year.

[@mario72g]

@@carlg-w8h DUDE the only hope that funke bol has is Sydney being dq'd or having a injury. Outside of dutchland, everyone in the rest of the know know that funke bol's is looking at best a peice of silver if they both run the finals!

[@Magnusfication]

Triggered Sydney fanboys incoming in 3....2... oh nevermind theyre already here 😂

[@scottwhittaker1681]

Go Syd Go!

[@Jayydubss]

Lol Syd had to remind them who’s coming in second cuz she got the Gold locked

[@MrFran069]

Femke Bol can be compared to many greats such as Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller and many more that never won a NBA Championship simply because they played basketball in the same ERA as Michael Jordan. Just unfortunate for her.

[@sequiaonda78]

Hey. Bol is world champion. What do you mean , Olympic gold ?

[@MrFran069]

@@sequiaonda78 Not in the 400mh or any race that she competed against or Sydney was on the team she beat. Bol is 0 golds for any race that she competed against SML.

[@francescostano4445]

​@@MrFran069Bol has more world championships than McLaughlin, who cares if she hasn't beat her? They never race against each other lol

[@user-gv9un1xb4b]

@@MrFran069 I am wondering if you can act like a four year old child even more? I think you can.

[@johnlironix2184]

Bol has more world championships than McLaughlin? Only if you count world indoor championships. They are FAR less prestigious.

[@liberty5069]

Femke is getting better, but the problem for her is that Sydney is also getting better after just breaking her own world record in the 400 hurdles.

[@efisgpr]

She'll never catch Sydney in any race.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@efisgpr And yep, here we have the ROBOT again

[@ercordie]

Geweldige vrouw, Femke Bol 🥰

[@mario72g]

@ercordie you say that like if Sydney is not also a wonderful person.

[@akrijgsman]

Is this a video about Sydney?

[@zmililashley]

@@mario72gfemke is 10 times better

[@pappysshoes6563]

@@akrijgsman People throw videos of Bol up even when they are old just to magnetize these SML Cult boys out to talk trash, they cherry pick stats with regularity, but the Syd cannot be beat ever rhetoric is just laughable, I have been hearing about the Unbeatable GOAT athlete(s) now for 50+ years, they are simply trolls with no lives. Fans are fans, these people are Infatuated and probably Clinical as well, they damned sure do not know what Sportmanship as Sports fans is, all children, Syd doesn't read their shit, she would probably throw up, to my knowledge Syd or Bol have never said anything bad about each other, sadly Some of Syds fans are Juveniles. Whoever wins Gold in Paris will not now or ever change my Life whatsoever, so far the Clock says that will be Syd, no question, but "she can't be beat" just makes them all sound like fools, anyone, can be beat, even on their best day, names do not matter. Unless you are part of the Cult.

[@pappysshoes6563]

@@zmililashley Lol, not according to the clock she isn't, why people simply ignore this is beyond me, it is one of the Nicest things about track, it is about 2 things when it counts, who crosses first and what the time was, by those standards (facts) Syd is in fact solidly in 1st place here going into Paris. But Syd is not now nor will she be at Paris "Light years", "In a class of her own", or whatever other BS the SML Cult spews "ahead" of Bol, it is all Hot Air from Temper Tantrum Fanatics from anyone who says Bol is a Great Athlete or even has a chance to catch Syd, Insecurity on Display, if your athlete is too fast to be caught, saying so is pointless, you only do so if you are. Worried. Bol cannot beat Syd, if she ever does these forums will melt, they will A) Accuse Bol of Doping, or B) make up any valid sounding excuse for Syd, talking to them is pointless as well.

[@Bdx357]

The record will fall at Paris, Sydney will snag a new WR. That being said, wouldn’t be surprised if Femke breaks 51 for the first time and helps push Sydney to the new WR

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

Femke Bol has not got 50 secs in her legs----Even this year, she is yet to break 51-------I think she goes her PB of 51.45 in Paris, that's about it------She keeps getting slower and slower in the hurdles while athletes like Sydney, Anna Cockrell and Rushell Clayton are improving their PBs in 2024-----Bol might not even medal in Paris.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 Bol improved from 53.07 to 52.49 in ONE WEEK. Last year she went from 53.12 to 51.45, an improvement of 0.85 in two months. If she does the same this year she will be at 50.60. Faster than McLaughlins current WR. McLaughlin better watch out. Bol could overtake her.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 🤣🤣🤣---You keep repeating yourself----Come up with something else-----it is the same blah blah blah about Bol's improvement you have been saying for a while now----------But i am enjoying watching you fall apart like how Bol fell apart in Budapest😅😅

[@mario72g]

@Bdx357 dude Sydney doesn't need Femke's help for Sydney is not only in a League of her own. 'She's in a Stratosphere of her own'. Femke is in the lower boundary of the mesosphere compared to Sydney. Barring dq or injury, Sydney will be running against time not Femke Bol or any other runner!

[@mario72g]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 She doesn't get it,

[@EdwardALane]

Unless she is ready to run under 50 seconds, she might as well stay home.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

She will not be running under 50 seconds because she is not in under 50 secs shape in the hurdles----She hasn't even shown that she is in under 52 shape in 2024-------I agree, Femke Bol should either move to the 400m flat or stay home---she is not winning an Olympic gold in the hurdles in Paris.

[@EdwardALane]

She should move to the 800m. Race. With her build and speed, she would do very well.

[@PacoJastorius-gx1fb]

Last year Bol improved by 0.85 in one step. And it looks like McLaughlin has peaked to early...

[@markwillies7666]

As a South African neutral coz I don't think we have anyone in the race, barring injury etc etc, it should be first Sydney, second Femke. Both are damn good athletes but one is betta.

[@Max-zv1bu]

Waiting for Shaunae Miller Uibo to start running 400mh

[@erickbalkuza8288]

Sydney is best

[@user-ew6yt2wq1m]

Big Bol fan but Syd's pb is 0.80 seconds faster than Bol's pb

[@curtismiller319]

Bol gets better each year- Obviously so does McLaughlin so anything is possible. By money is on Syd but anything is possible in big championship games

[@PacoJastorius-gx1fb]

Last year Bol improved by 0.85 in one step...

[@rokav5221]

Why all the shit talking? I simply love Track and Field and want to see the best in the world compete.

[@brucecarey1780]

Sydney is a one in a million athlete.! She has never been pushed to dig even deeper. No one will ever beat her till she retires.! Femka will just have to wait im afraid great as she is.!

[@susiepace2125]

They are the same age. This is not even a competition. Never has been a competition. Only competition for Sydney was Muhammad and Bol was never close in those battles.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@susiepace2125 🤣🤣🤣 Bol beat Muhammad 5-2, of which 5x in a ROW since 2021... Furthermore Bol and McLaughlin where only 2x ever on the same track, once in 2021 and once in 2022. But Bol only started on the hurdles in 2019, when her coach Laurent Meuwly suggested it. So in those years she was still a Newby with 2 and 3 years of experience. Now McLaughlin started on the hurdles in 2014, so in those years she had 7 and 8 years of experience. Yet in 2023 with only 4 years of experience Bol ran 51.45 in London. A time that would have given her Gold and the WR in Tokio...

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

The difference is only 51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8, and Last year Bol improved 0.85 in one step. We will see in Paris.

[@brucecarey1780]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 You forget to look who holds the world record?😅 Thats no mean feat believe me.!

[@atedejong5620]

Meanwhile Mclaughlin ran a worldrecord yesterday!!!

[@BCNpod]

Ok, we get it. But Bol is still a great athlete.

[@mario72g]

@@BCNpod now that's a truthful answer, I admire that.

[@efisgpr]

​@@BCNpodThere is still no comparison.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@BCNpod Bol is a very good athlete but has some ways to go before we call her great.

[@curtismiller319]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 what are you smoking- she's definitely Great! second fastest outdoor, 1st fastest indoor in history. World Champion 2023 title in the 400mh outdoor and short track/indoor. It's crazy to NOT consider someone GREAT when only a single person in the world has run faster.

[@st3ppenwolf]

She's 2 seconds off McLaughin's record though.. hardly a competition, but yeah she's the second best by far

[@bustercam199]

Sydney has her beat by 2 seconds.

[@curtismiller319]

their personal bests are .80sec apart though. They are much closer today than their last competition Syd PB is 50.65 and BOL 51.45

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Euhm, please learn to do elementary subtraction? the difference between 51.45 and 50.56 = 0.8,

[@bustercam199]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 it does not matter. She is going to get smoked by Sydney.

[@kixpineda864]

Sydney = Secretariat Bol = Sham

[@alexarihani2902]

Bol is an exceptionally talented athlete. She's no sham...just second to a freak of an athlete.

[@Brewnz88]

@@alexarihani2902 Sham was a super successful racehorse in the 1970’s that was over-shadowed by the Triple Crown winning Secretariat. He wasn’t calling Femke a fake.

[@kimmytuna5180]

​@alexarihani2902 That's exactly what Sham was. An exceptionally talented horse who had to take second place to an absolute freak of nature, Secretariat.

[@kixpineda864]

@alexarihani2902 Google is just a keyboard away... Sham is one great horse, unfortunately born in the era of.... Big Red.

[@Saphy_Bagel]

@@alexarihani2902 You feel silly now don't you?

[@Bronxxxnyc]

Sydney is an all around better athlete than Bol. Sydney is lethal in the 400m flat and will most definitely break that record too at some point. On paper, I will give Bol the silver in the 400mH and silver again in the mixed 4x400m relay. Once they let Sydney anchor the 4x400m relay, that record will be threatened; if not broken.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Euhm, no she is not. McLaughlin is a little faster on the shorter distances, but the 400 is a different game. And on the 400 flat Bol is actually stronger. Combined list of Womens performances on the 400 m Flat in terms of IAF Points, since the year 2000 1-2eq. Femke Bol: 1272 Points (49.17, World Record, INDOOR) 1-2eq. Shaunae Miller-UIBO: 1272 Points (48.36, OUTDOOR) 3. Britton Wilson: 1260 Points (49.48, INDOOR) 4. Sanya Richards-Ross: 1258 Points (48.70, OUTDOOR) 5. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: 1257 Points (48.74, OUTDOOR) 6. Marileidy Paulinho: 1256 Points (48.76, OUTDOOR) And who do you think you are that you "give" anything? 🤡The winner is the one who crosses the line first in Paris. There is nothing for you to "give" brother.

[@johnlironix2184]

Indoor season is good for fans, but doesn't mean much. That’s why so many top athletes don’t compete.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@johnlironix2184 This is the mistake that all you Americans seem to make. That other don't compete is not relevant. A time is a time and a World Record is a World Record. And Femke Bol's World record of 49.17 indoor gets a resultscore 1272 on World Athletics, which is the same as Shaunae Miller Uibo's PB of 48.36 which is ex-aequo the best flat 400 result since 2000. See the list that I provided. Even if she ran it all alone: that would not change anything on the facts...

[@johnlironix2184]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 I think you didn't understand my point. Indoor Athletics is less popular and far less prestigious. The World Athletics scoring system has nothing to do with this. BTW: I am not an American. 😄

[@danevans5823]

There is a better chance that earth will be hit by the moon this year than Bol beating Sydney in the 400 hurdles.Its plain old math.Sydney takes a full second less to complete the race than Bol.Silver ain't bad!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Euhm, 51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8. But last year Femke Bol improved by 0.85 in one step, and this year she is stronger, her coach says.

[@bounce9168]

The 400 or the 800 would be good for her. Born at the wrong time for the 400 hurdles.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

The difference is only 51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8, and Last year Bol improved 0.85 in one step.

[@MaartenAnna]

I think she’s still about a second out from McLaughlin. But it’ll be an interesting Olympic race.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8

[@MaartenAnna]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 Right, about a second out ;-)

[@virgilius7036]

What makes Syd strong is that she is already faster as shown by her times over 200 and 400 m, but she is more resistant finishing faster than the other girls. Femke will be far behind.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

🤣🤣🤣 The difference in PB is only 0.8, but last year Bol improved by 0.85 in ONE STEP, and this year she is stronger than last year, her coach says... And on the flat 400 Bol is already stronger, as 3x World Record Holder: Combined list of Womens performances on the 400 m Flat in terms of IAF Points, since the year 2000 1-2eq. Femke Bol: 1272 Points (49.17, World Record, INDOOR) 1-2eq. Shaunae Miller-UIBO: 1272 Points (48.36, OUTDOOR) 3. Britton Wilson: 1260 Points (49.48, INDOOR) 4. Sanya Richards-Ross: 1258 Points (48.70, OUTDOOR) 5. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: 1257 Points (48.74, OUTDOOR) 6. Marileidy Paulinho: 1256 Points (48.76, OUTDOOR)

[@virgilius7036]

Not as long as Sydney runs!

[@redbunnytail9528]

400 m hurdle. Anyone thinking of silver and they not Femke Bol, dreaming. And anyone, who a 'lock' for silver medal, think of gold, who not certain American, name McLaughlin, need World Record win gold in Paris. I might be wrong, but I think Bol have 400m, though.

[@MikeyBrosas]

What world record???? Shes about to get smoked in Paris!!!

[@QuamfyMarc]

What do you smoke? 😂

[@jimmybondy9450]

Smoked by mikey brosas I suppose. 😅

[@marcelvanrijn1388]

Mike has not so much brain.he can’t helped because his brains are smoked 😂😂😂😂

[@robberth6947]

Let’s wait and see, 2 years can make big difference

[@jonathanhan9784]

@@QuamfyMarcSydney just dropped another world record 😂

[@jesajabook2177]

Bol will break the record for 400m flat and 400m hurdles. Syd will end her career after Paris because she is beaten by Bol.

[@pappysshoes6563]

Lol you like to upset the Pre School kids huh^^

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Bol improved from 53.07 to 52.49 in ONE WEEK. Last year she went from 53.12 to 51.45, an improvement of 0.85 in two months. If she does the same this year she will be at 50.60. Faster than McLaughlins current WR. McLaughlin better watch out. Bol could overtake her.

[@csteverice]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 keep that same energy after Paris. Sydney is going for history.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@csteverice History? Probably. Question is: which history.

[@csteverice]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 a history only she can accomplish. She’s racing times, not opponents.

[@LAXAMAND]

Barring any injury from Sydney & she's completely healthy come Olympics, Femke Bol just might be the one to push Sydney to run flat 50 or under!!!

[@efisgpr]

SHE HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN CLOSE TO PRESENTING A CHALLENGE FOR SYDNEY. PUSH HER? 😂

[@LAXAMAND]

@@efisgpr Who else is there to push her & why are you yelling🤷‍♂️

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@LAXAMAND Push Sydney?? Femke Bol??🤣🤣🤣🤣----You seriously think Sydney will be concerned with that flat footed Dutch woman?? You are a clown, lol

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@efisgpr No challenge whatsoever-----LAXAMAND is a comedian

[@kutznnty7542]

I don't know why y'all are saying that Bol will push Sydney.....Sydney is in a world of her own, Bol will not come close to her like Daliah did in the Tokyo Olympics. Bol will be competing for Silver with Anna C. and Clayton from Jamaica

[@mondo851]

Femke is a tremendous talent. Her presence in the Paris Olympics probably means another record in the women's 400 meter hurdles, whether by Femke or Sydney.

[@DontCryDryYourEye_DaTruthHurts]

She’s not beating Sydney. Haha 😂 Look up what Sydney just did. Bol, who?

[@patricklindsay72]

@@DontCryDryYourEye_DaTruthHurts Dude, go watch the WNBA where your attitude is more welcome.

[@brucealbright4405]

@@patricklindsay72 Dude, get over it already.

[@patricklindsay72]

@@brucealbright4405 B**ch, I'm not the one with the attitude. I love both hurdlers.

[@cycleoflife565]

@@DontCryDryYourEye_DaTruthHurts Competition can bring out the best in elite athletes. No one in Europe has pushed Bol the way Sydney does when they are in the same meet. Like Sydney, Bol has been winning her 40mh races by significant margins although her level of competition isn’t the same as what Sydney faced in the USA Olympic trials.

[@lupoellison7391]

Femke is number one........in Europe. Then there is Sydney. If the Universe organized "The Space Olympics", which athlete do you think would be called upon to represent planet Earth in the 400 hurdles? Sydney is another Edwin Moses. The only woman who could break 50.

[@sequiaonda78]

51 you mean

[@efisgpr]

​@@sequiaonda7849.9 is coming in Paris.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@efisgpr Keep dreamin... O wait, you are a robot, you don't know what that is, sorry, my bad... 🤣🤣🤣

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Keep dreaming bro. The difference is only 51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8, and Last year Bol improved 0.85 in one step.

[@csteverice]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 Yeah, the fact that Syd broke the world record 5 times to Bol's none is a huge difference. The fact that Bol has yet to run sub 51 and Syd has done it twice is another huge difference. Those times you posted weren't in the same race. Syd would widen the gap vs Bol.

[@henribatrounyvalentina5237]

Forget about her she is no match to Sydney she will be eating a lot of dust in the Olympic race.

[@repsaknivek]

Nobody is buying what this video is selling. Femke has run sub-52 seconds twice in her life. Sydney is currently shooting for 49.XX seconds.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Euhm, Learn your FACTS? Femke's has been sub 52 3x, and Last year she improved her PB by 0.85 in one step. (around this time people where saying: o, she never went below 52... Untill she ran 51.45 in London... We will see what happens in Paris.

[@vincentlipari3193]

She will always be second until Syd retires and that will be quite awhile.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Keep dreamin bro.

[@buffalosoldier7360]

Strange that the first race they show is not from the 400 hurdles…as good as Femke is she’s running to hold onto 2nd place…but watch out Femke, Anna Cockrell is coming for you…

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

Yup----the real race will be among Anna, Rushell, and Bol------I think Anna beats Bol.

[@wayneegli8379]

Anna Cockrell ran the time of her life and is still 1.2 seconds behind Bol. Cockrell and Rushell are competing for Bronze.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

🤣🤣🤣Mr Cockrell's PB = 1.2 seconds SLOWER than Bol's

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 🤣🤣🤣Mr Cockrell's PB = 1.2 seconds SLOWER than Bol's

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 Anna Cockrell will beat Bol to second place in Paris----you know Bol doesn't like black women chasing her down, 🤣😅😅----Remember how Alexis Holmes chased her down in Budapest last year and she panicked like a dog and fell flat on her face? ooooo---Bol embarrassed herself and the Dutch people🤣🤣😅😅------But then we know the Dutch people have no courage; hence, the saying "Dutch courage"😝😝---Without getting drunk, the people are cowards and cannot perform, 🤣🤣

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

The difference between Bol and McLaughlin is only 0.8 seconds: 51.45 - 50.65 = 0.8...

[@csteverice]

The difference is Syd broke the world record 5 times. And is a far superior talent. Syd can run Bol's best times in her sleep.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@csteverice Nope. A.) Bol broke the WR on the 400 flat indoor 3x + got 2 WR's on other disciplines. And actually Bol is the greater talent! McLaughlin took 6 years to get to 52.23 in 2020, before she went to Bob Kersee. Then suddenly her times started to drop. But since then mrs McLaughlin only ran 6 races or so per year. Still she got injured. What does this tell us? That mrs McLaughlin is forcing things. She runs on power, not on technique. Hence she gets injured. Bol (who is very strong by the way) on the other hand runs on technique and efficiency, with her long legs and perfect running form. That is why Bol can run and win 36 races in a row in 2023 and 1st half of 2024 without a problem. If McLaughlin would try to do that, she would already be hospitalized. That is the difference between them: Bol runs natural and efficient, on talent. McLaughlin forces things.

[@csteverice]

@@rientsdijkstra4266 all that writing and typing only to get embarrassed in Paris. Come back to this same post then. I can’t wait.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@csteverice No problemo.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@csteverice No Problemo. And whatever the outcome: I wont be embarassed. But that is a concept that you Americans don't seem to understand.

[@gdionwood]

I am cheering for Femke all the way! She is probably the most humble, down to earth and talented track athlete of all times.

[@palootto4021]

Oh please! You can cheer for her. I also cheer for her and I'm not even from her country. However, the rest of your post "She is probably the most humble, down to earth and talented track athlete of all times" is just nonsense -- especially the part "... of all times."

[@Bdx357]

Agreed. Happy to see great athletes represent their country, nation and elevate the sport to new levels

[@EdwardALane]

@gdionwood haha, you guys kill me with this humble stuff. She can't help but be humble. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against her.

[@gdionwood]

@@EdwardALane, I don't really care about what you have against anyone, lol.

[@AlVilla-xi9zo]

Femke cannot and will not be Sydney period!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

If you where really certain about that you would not feel the need to shout about it here

[@user-ew6yt2wq1m]

A lot of Bol hate from my fellow Americans. Might be prejudice

[@kutznnty7542]

Haha....seriously. Go watch those comparisons videos between Bol vs Sydney before you comment. Bol's fans were flapping their gums saying that Bol will beat Sydney because Sydney shut down her season early due to injury and Bol won the world championship. To them, it was a forgone conclusion that Bol was better until they all got shut up when Sydney broke her world record so before you comment, just remember Bol's fans started this craziness

[@zmililashley]

@@kutznnty7542 everybody is a Bol fan, get over it

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@kutznnty7542 In 2023 and 2024 Bol WON 36 races in a ROW (+ 4 World Championships + 3 World Records) and with a problem? Why? Because Bol runs on natural strength, and a great and efficient stride, without forcing herself. In the same period McLaughlin ran 5 races on the 400 flat (and lost 1 to Paulino...) and got injured. Why? Because McLaughlin uses to much power and forces things. And that will get you injured, even with very few races. And no, Bol fans started nothing. The only thing we do is give just a LITTLE BIT of counterbalance to the HORDES of scared McLaughlin fans that are continuously trying to talk Bol down, NOT the other way round, brother.

[@evertonmead2867]

White woman hype! What's new.

[@_MicZ_]

Keep clicking on videos about her and commenting useless comments on them, THAT will show how uninterested you are and NOT contribute to a hype ...

[@patricklindsay72]

Geezus, what a clown.

[@Auxius.]

I think Everton is a bit in love. White women are pretty amazing.

[@davee7344]

I know right? The two fastest women in the world at the 400 meter hurdles are white , Sydney and bol two beautiful white queens

[@drepark2294]

@@davee7344Sydney isn’t white lmaoooo

[@SaulBarbosa-yz3xg]

Crazy fun fact for all u sydney apologists: sydney only holds ONE w.r. and thats all she'll ever have. Femke currently holds THREE w.r. and may eventually break FIVE~ lil bro

[@drepark2294]

No one cares about indoor.

[@MikeyBrosas]

@@drepark2294 😂

[@brockroberts4258]

Nice try. She’s 2 seconds behind.

[@paulstewart4195]

Completely meaningless

[@efisgpr]

Syd has beaten Shericka at 60, Gabby at 200 and Paulino at 400... While Bol does gimmicky crap like indoor 4 and 300mH. Syd has already beaten that silly 300mH "record" en route to 400mH on multiple occasions, too. BUT, HEY... YOU TRIED 😂