Untouchable World Record Was Just DESTROYED

[@TotalRunningProductions]

I got probably 50 requests to make this video. You guys are awesome. What times do you think Bol will run in 2023?

[@ZeeReacts]

47.5 on fresh legs at Tokyo and last years WC she ran a total of eight 400M including relays and her 400M Hurdles.

[@QuamfyMarc]

48.5s flat and 51.3 on hurdles.

[@abigdoofus8319]

you should talk about ryan crouser new world record break yesterday

[@stuffbenlikes]

Noon and 2 pm.

[@iflex1963]

That 47.6 record is a shim record...

[@Magnusfication]

It was such an amazing run. When she outran Lieke Klaver in the first 200m, who usually starts quicker, it was clear we were in for something special.

[@willstuart4504]

Exactly!! Klaver always is out like lightening and I thought the same thing. Girl is on a different level rn. 🔥🔥

[@certifiedchaos4643]

@@willstuart4504 I think klaver changed her style now she use to crash out 🤣🤣

[@aodoemela]

Tbh klaver has been slowing down her first 200 this year

[@aodoemela]

@@certifiedchaos4643 Yeah

[@certifiedchaos4643]

@@aodoemela ever since world champs she’s been gauging it way better. She use to do the sane thing Natasha Hastings use to do. That strategy only works if the rest of the field is much slower than u. Lol

[@Elliottklassen]

Have always been a big fan of Bol. She’s such a hard worker, and still so young! Plus, Bol is only 1 letter away from Bolt...

[@aydenshonk]

Wow, I’ve never thought about how close Bol is to Bolt 😅

[@mellowmonsoon278]

🤣 that's a good one

[@aodoemela]

😂

[@vernonfrance2974]

It is only one syllable away from Boling. I wonder if she could be persuaded to have a Bol-Bolt or Bol-Boling son or daughter.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

@@vernonfrance2974 he could just be with a black lady too.

[@hihungryimcam]

Wow, I did not see that coming. That was a crazy performance.

[@nicolasgoossens]

Finally! Good to see this record back in the hands of a clean athlete! 💯

[@VincentTwente]

1 down 87% to go

[@momokillerfilda]

U dont have to dosrespect the russian girl tho they did tests before run aswell so it was clean also…

[@1man1bike1road]

@@momokillerfilda but they had a drug prrogram in russia at the time so it was suspect

[@momokillerfilda]

@@1man1bike1road it can be lil sus but nobody knows for real so dont disrespect her 😇✌️

[@jolanas.5426]

@@momokillerfilda Kratochvílová is Czech, not Russian.

[@blueeyedbull67]

So happy for her! She seems like such a happy athlete and enjoys every time she runs. A few weeks ago I gave Femke props for her 200m time and all the haters came out to diss her, Well, she now holds the 500m and 400m indoor records as well as breaking the 400m record that stood for over 40 years. She is legit! This years worlds is going to be fire with her, the Jamaicans and the super strong American gals as well.

[@battshytkrazy156]

300H

[@nathanielmills4678]

The more nations competing the greater it is for the fans. Bol is amazing, I'm Jamaican and I've enjoyed the races between Mclaughlin, Bol and Muhammad.

[@blueeyedbull67]

@@nathanielmills4678 Yes, exactly. "Rising tide lifts all boats"!

[@ARIZJOE]

Under 50 indoors is really, really fast. Running on the banked curves is a different skill. The average person does not appreciate how difficult indoor running is. It's a fascinating sport, and it merits more fans.

[@Ineddiblehulk]

We’re so lucky to see Femke and Sydney racing at the same time

[@QuamfyMarc]

Hopefully Sydney will race more this year.

[@BlueHopi144]

@@QuamfyMarc yes she should test the 400 flat as her splits in the 4 by 400 were super fast the past 2 years

[@DavidIngerson]

Like Coe and Ovett back in the 70s

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

You think Sydney beat her in the hurdles bad, what will happen in the open.

[@surreal7963]

@@HEAVYCHEVY409 Bol's definitely closer to Sydney on the flat 400 then in the hurdles, She was a flat runner as a junior.

[@waynebo248]

Femke vs. Sydney is gonna be a fierce battle! Bol has clearly been putting in some work to close the gap on Sydney. I'm sure Sydney has too. This is gonna be good!

[@perspective8369]

I cannot wait to see that

[@MrLuis85698]

The most important thing is having them both healthy , we tend to anticipate so much and ending disappointed when one of them is injured and fails to compete ... glad we saw warholm vs Benjamin in Tokyo ..

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

No competition

[@iokua6366]

Ain’t gonna be even close bro. Femke finished 2nd in the worlds 400mh with a seasons best of 52.27. The gap between her and Sydney was +1.57 seconds. Ain’t no way she improving by -1.58 seconds in a years time to beat Sydney. It’ll be fun to watch but no competition

[@battshytkrazy156]

& ...STEINER

[@sherlockhomeless7138]

We're so proud of her in the Netherlands!

[@AndrewPick6]

Really hoping we see bol-McLaughlin races in both 400 and 400H

[@basengelblik5199]

Nice video ... the stadium was shocked ... utter disbelief.

[@pel666]

We are proud of Femke and Lieke, I think Lieke has played a big role as well as training and mental buddy for Femke. Can't wait for the next outdoor 400m and see what she does

[@MrTwotimess]

She's got such a fluid stride - a pleasure to watch!

[@hugepuppy]

I would love it if you put in uncut footage of the race for short races like this

[@CobraChicken101]

I like your unbiased enthousiasm for the sport. Very refreshing ✌️❤️

[@aodoemela]

That is absolutely insane!!! She is showing up the 400m runners. Breaking a record of Kratocvilova is crazy as well by 0.33 seconds, simply incredible. She didn't get that much credit for the 500 because its not raced often so I'm gladshe could take this record.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

500m was certainly part of the plan. Over distance to build strength. Great coaching.

[@Sough]

A 75 second race doesn't suddenly build strength. If anything her camp has been focusing on short sprints and weights more than in the past

[@dennisrobinson8008]

@@Sough the 500m was 65 seconds. The 400m isn't so painful then.

[@Sough]

@@dennisrobinson8008 typo. Ok we can argue its a psychological benefit, but I think that stuff is way overblown. Also not much of a fan of Sydney's planning a whole meet and travel schedule just to do one prelim of the 60 meters. Whereas the short hurdles stuff did build a specific skill

[@dennisrobinson8008]

@@Sough psychology is a huge part of sports performance. Its not small.

[@samj1185]

Good for HER! A real woman and not some roided up monster. Femke is amazing and she's only getting better. Those Dutch women are amazing athletes. They have owned cycling for years!

[@southpaw7426]

Amazing and TALL.

[@markbirdwell1264]

Those women were victims as much as anything. That east German regime was horrible. Still... Shouldn't count as a record

[@boshoop6608]

Kudos to you, bro. Putting this production together, with the all the research, video compilations, the writing, and editing. Seems like a monster project but you make it sound like a slide on ice. Bravo.

[@hermanmertens8383]

Agreed. Big compliments!!

[@LesterMoore]

It's really grand to actually see and witness young athletes develop and come of age. I recall seeing the great Usain Bolt exhibiting his magnificent form of endurance when seemingly shifting gears within a race and explode not once but twice during a race. Track and field is the ultimate athlete performance for sports viewing. Thanks for keeping us all current on the development of these champions.

[@enticingmay435]

So happy for her! Hopefully more of these long standing records from obviously doped up runners from the 80s and 90s will fall.

[@GIBBO4182]

💯 agree

[@horizon20222]

@@kaycebrown3090 but bol isn’t one of those drugged up athletes.

[@skylerk55]

They are all on drugs. It's just not dbol and test like back then. A Lot better and a lot more discrete

[@SFHFWill]

@@horizon20222 lol ok bro. There is a human limit. Do you honestly believe that athletes today, in a morally bankrupt society, are so much more righteous than those of the last generation?

[@stevegeorge6880]

​@@SFHFWill society today is pretty much as it was. There are roughly as many good people and bad people we are not going through some massive period of total degeneracy. The main thing that will keep bol and other athletes closer to the straight-and-narrow is that the general chemistry of performance-enhancing drugs is better understood, testing is much better, and samples are kept so that athletes may be retroactively disqualified years after winning.

[@s34nvideos]

wow! She literally beat a doping man to get this world record. Amazing achievement!

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Looks like a dopy man made that comment!! 😅😂

[@nirodha35]

She is not a rising star… she is already world class and totally unique 💥

[@maxcoore8490]

I am absolutely happy with the fact that finally that very very dubious record has been broken. Cheers to Femke. VERY WELL DONE!!!

[@brigitokeka4311]

And you can tell from her state at the finish line that she still has so much in store. Wow

[@dennisrobinson8008]

I saw the same. This I s going to have a transformation effect on all the runners like breaking the 4 min mile. When they see its possible.

[@michaelshepardson8436]

What a fantastic breakdown. Thanks for the video!

[@bertwillems6967]

Fan-tas-tic WR! A perfect prelude to her outdoor hurdling. She says she’ll stick to the 400H even if that means being second forever, but I think Femke will probably be much closer to Sydney on the 400H this year: Femke didn’t break her PB in 2022 on the hurdles because the 15 strikes combined with her increasing flatspeed were slowing her down (made her take too small steps). Not natural and she came too close on the hurdles. Now, however, she’s been training on 14 strikes since December, which suits her height of 1.84 m. much better. With the longer, natural strikes her flatspeed has already improved spectacular. A year before her WR of 49.26 indoor her PB was 50.63, so she took off 1.37 sec. I think that, due to the adjusted training, the progress on Femkes hurdling will be even bigger (the 400 hurdles gap between Sidney’s WR and Femke’s PB btw is 1.35 sec). I think Sydney needs another WR to stay ahead of Femke (which is not impossible). There’s no saying where this will lead to. I hope Sydney is going for the hurdles in Budapest WC. Femke for sure is. We’re in for a treat. (Lucky me: I got tickets for Budapest day 1, 4 and 6 to see Femke in mixed 4x400 and hurdling (and Sifan Hassan I hope).

[@Ricky.913]

Impressive accomplishments for this young lady, Bol. But what adds to this, is your commentary. I thoroughly enjoyed this video, nicely done sir

[@AwesomeDSS]

very off topic but TRP´s foreign name pronunciation is getting so much better😂

[@AJT127]

noticed that too, was impressed at the kratochvilova one

[@rhatid]

Absolutely! You are spot on in your expectations. What a superb athlete.

[@montybrewster7]

I'm so glad femke managed to get this record as it feels like she'll be playing secind fiddle to sydney mclaughlin for large parts of her career. Having said that, as you point out we may find that femke can be a lot closer to sydney than any of us expected in the flat & the hurdles. Game on.

[@jackbell5206]

It's great to see her and some other young stars breaking records and bringing track and field back to the fore front!

[@hairtoss7975]

Huge improvement also by Klaver running 50.34, probably the reason Bol got the record because Klaver was pushing her. Klaver's pacing at the 400m has greatly improved, she's not dying at the last meters anymore; shedding some of those muscles to get lighter might improve her time more. The 200m, 400m and 800m are STACKED with so many young and talented athletes, 2023 will be a treat.

[@sinking1902]

Klaver is still absolutely jacked!

[@GyariSan1]

@@sinking1902 I think she just has bigger bones than Femke overall. She's much stronger than Femke in snatch and clean.

[@MB-co6qj]

Yeah 1st and 13th time ever in 400 indoor. Crazy race!

[@Sgb-oq3oy]

Femke Bol dominated the indoor 400 in Europe for several years. The talent was always there. Setting those records has made her known to more people.

[@misak7349]

She's an actual MACHINE!!

[@rulifaller8474]

Nice video! And nice overview and analysis too. The kneejerk reaction is very often “oh Femke ran this time, so Sydney will run 1,4 seconds faster” , but that never takes intoaccount the difference in their situation. On top of being a bit younger Femke could also well be at a different point in her development curve. When Sydney was already at the Olympics, Femke was probably doing a very limited training program as the system for Track and Field in NL is just not all that and she also did not have the Ingebritsen style father. The first time she jumped a hurdle was three years later, but if you look back that was just running a 400 flat en doing a little jump whenever she came across a hurdle. She is getting stronger, faster and her hurdling technique also has plenty of room for improvement, unlike Sydney’s who already does not even seem to notice that the hurdles are there. I would still expect Sydney to just come out on top in the end, but the idea that she will stroll to a Paris Olympics 400 plus 400 hurdles double with no competitions not right.

[@weiareinboud6990]

Sydney older? Nearly half a year only.

[@rulifaller8474]

@@weiareinboud6990 As I literally sad, Femke is a bit younger

[@QuamfyMarc]

True Femke bit younger and a lot less experienced on top level. She is able to improve a lot on 400mh. Sydney made huge step last year. This year Femke will probably make a huge step. At least sub 51.5s and a low 51s will be fantastic. Sydney probably not beating her WR or if she does by small margin 50.3-50.5.

[@thedailystride5407]

Awwwwww yeaaa! Knew you’d cover this record!

[@robandcheryls]

I love your shows, non biased and entertaining. 🇨🇦 Vet

[@leelaural]

amazing runner....the world of female track is so interesting....quite a number of great stars.

[@002DrEvil]

Femke Bol currently has a better indoor record than outdoor record which I think indicates how much better she is than last year.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

About one second better.

[@hermanmertens8383]

Yes, remarkable. Outdoors 49.44, indoors 49.26. Translate on an average math that time to outdoors and it will be… somewhere 47,80? Not saying she will run that time, of course, but her potential is tremendously.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

@@hermanmertens8383 The way she finished it looked like she could get even stronger. They might knock it down to low 47 before they are done.

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@dennisrobinson8008 I think it is human, but at the same time not very fair to have nearly unreachable expectations after smashing an ancient world record. Let’s keep the pressure off and enjoy what she achieved. 😋

[@dennisrobinson8008]

@@hermanmertens8383 Let her have her moments. That's how the history of the 4 minute mile went. No one could do it then after it was done several could. The next year dozens. It was a mental barrier.

[@joowsty]

i hope in the next olympics they could make the scedule so that both Bol and Mclaughlin can do the 400m and 400m hurdles, cuz usually the scedule doesnt allow for that.

[@yzfool6639]

They don't like sprinters running three open sprint events in the Olympics for some reason. Hell, even a sprint double outside of the 100-200 is usually scheduled to conflict. Also, why is there no 4 x 200 relay?

[@joowsty]

@@yzfool6639 well i think they should just look at what races are going to be the most amazing and to be honest Bol and McLaughlin are capable of running world records while on the 100 and 200 meter i dont find the races that exciting with the current roster of women, so maybe they can just put the 100 and 200m closer together and that way create some space to make 400m and 400m hurdles possible. but im not sure if its even allowed to change the scedule like that. but it sure would be exciting. also the 400 meter runs are a lot more demanding for the body so there needs to be a lot of space between those 2 events so it is harder to scedule then a 100 and 200m ofcourse.

[@gregoryfilar1783]

4x2 is my favorite relay. 4x1 is over too fast and 4x4 is often over before the last leg

[@tommyrq180]

Kratochvilova was outrageously doped. Thanks for putting that record in the rear view mirror!

[@cattycats4]

nearly as much as modern athletes!

[@7ebr830]

Don't you think in that case the one who has destroyed that dodgy record must be doped up to the gills?

[@Ghoster311]

@@7ebr830 Bol is MUCH more talented than that doper who was a complete nobody until she started doping. Modern training, shoes, tracks plus massive talent can eventually take down doped times. But women’s track is completely polluted with doped marks from old performances and new. Bol and McLaughlin are legit though.

[@cattycats4]

@@7ebr830 level playing field, special athlete, Kratochvilova too

[@shadowandreality]

@@cattycats4 It is not the same. Ofcourse they search for the allowed limit, but Bol and McLaughlin don't cross that line, while in the old days there was no line considered, just maximum performance enhancement.

[@haroldquill8761]

Greatness, her destiny, to break that record 400m, amazing. Her against Sydney in both 400m and 400H will be the ultimate races, and she is only 22yrs old. May she improve more. More records.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

And Sydney is just a year older at 23!! World track championship this year will be in Budapest, Hungary in August. That could be done kind of event.

[@woopimagpie]

Hard to fathom that these amazing girls still have long careers ahead of them and the best may well be yet to come. Bring it on!

[@efisgpr]

23 IN ONE WEEK

[@efisgpr]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Syd is only 6 months older

[@johnfromireland7551]

Wow!! All that hard gym work and track training has paid off for this girl! Amazing!!

[@MrSupernova111]

Wow!! Insane! Thanks for another awesome video. Cheers!

[@lesmoore3638]

Glad to see records from "THAT ERA" go down.

[@GregoryFord98]

I always thought that 400m record had some doping behind it. Crazy that Femke could top it. Bol is a monster and super strong. I hate to take away from her, but I'm curious what Bol and of course Sydney would do in the out door 400m.

[@AVMamfortas]

Your commentary is outstanding.

[@IggyBing]

I look forward to seeing her and Sydney compete in the open 400m.

[@joostprins3381]

Klaver was great too…

[@filipemarques7255]

Unbelievable 😱

[@ddahstan6876]

Congrats to Bol for the phenomenal record! You know what this means... that it'll be a prickling itch for Sydney McLaughlin to scratch!

[@peachysbaby3088]

You underestimated her, she's amazing and has such a sweet nature about her.

[@martinst8764]

Wow! Wot a stunning performance!! It's great to see an untouchable women's record from the 1980's get laid to waste. After this, I can see the outdoor records going down too (via Bol or McLoughlin). But wot a run this was.......and she was so genuinely shocked herself! Great to do it at a national champs too - the Dutch should have a Bank Holiday after that!

[@jellymulder]

I'm glad Femke is around, it'll make Sydney keep pushing because she knows this girl is good, I want some more of those 80s drug cheat records to go.

[@ecospider5]

It’s fantastic that these 2 women are breaking records at the same time. It will be amazing to see what that competition creates.

[@samj1185]

Hopefully not the track and field version of Lia Thomas.

[@michaelvanleesten9517]

She’s so strong. I’d love to see her go after the 800 m record!

[@PeteZam]

athing mu would gobble her up in the 800

[@tomharmon5198]

Ya, me too.I would love to see Sidney do the 800 also

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

@@tomharmon5198 Sydney or Bol ain't touching no 800m, her name is Mu (The Olympic and Worlds gold medalist) she ain't letting that happen.

[@yzfool6639]

@@HEAVYCHEVY409 Love the Chocolate Goddess, but Bol and Sydney may both be Alberto Juantorenaesque. Also, Mu already has a great rival in Britain's Keely Hodgkinson. If all four of these women trained and ran an 800 against each other, I could die content the next day.

[@battshytkrazy156]

N O T. likely

[@kingdavid3318]

Outstanding!!! Femke Bol!

[@anthonypayne2526]

In case anyone here didn't know this, the men’s indoor 400m WR was held for 13 years by another 400m hurdler, Kerron Clement (from 2005-2018).

[@paulb6476]

I love Sydney. But I love Femke for another reason. I put her and Abby Steiner into the same class as two girls who are not only on the cusp of world records but also girls who are not afraid of crashing and burning from a lot of competition. I don't think that Sydney was wrong to concentrate last year and set something remarkable. But I also applaud these other girls for continuing to test the limits of endurance and showing such diverse talent. And I think that they are still learning what they can do, so it's good to do a lot of testing. And now the records are falling. I pray that they all stay healthy for years to come and we can enjoy the rivalries.

[@andhita111]

Sydney is watching this closely, her next race is gonna be great! 🔥🔥🔥

[@JackMott]

I am in love with all of these dutch amazon athletes. Gonna go work out brb

[@cloudbudget]

Who is that in second place not far behind? That's special too! Femke is a class act, so good to see her success.

[@wilcoschipstal6417]

It's Lieke Klaver with 50:34 which equals the current US indoor national record by Kendall Ellis......

[@digdeep0169]

first of her many achievements to come! bravo

[@jagatsevakc]

I'm so glad you included footage of her workouts to give a greater perspective on just how much goes into building a full-time elite athlete. Modern training techniques are so amazingly advanced compared to the previous 50 years. Gratitude for your continued excellent presentations.

[@insideexercise]

I was actually there in Canberra, Australia when Marita Koch was 47.60 sec. Crazy record. Would be amazing if that was at last broken.

[@Conceicao1976]

Crazy as in unfair, right (doping)...

[@hufemeve]

So happy for Femke Bol to achieving WR both on 400mts & 500mts 🔥🔥 given her age, she's destined to be among the best of the best of all time.

[@williammccoy7127]

What can I say just wauuwww what a performance. 😮❤😮😮

[@williams3631]

Well, I'm definitely impressed by Femke. We'll see.

[@GyariSan1]

Time is on her side too... only 22. WOW!

[@mediamannaman]

Hopefully Bol and McLaughlin will compete against each other in both the 400 and the 400 hurdles this season. They will push each other to new heights.

[@daoedn1127]

I am looking forwards to see Femke and Sydney battle each other in the 400 meter flat and hurdles. Both are extreme talented athletes. And i think both wil set their names in historie books of the athelatics sports. I am a fan of Femke.

[@mattsilva4377]

Let’s not forget about Lieke Klaver in 2nd! Running one of the worlds top 10 indoor times this year.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Top 4 still 😃

[@markfinlay422]

Congratulations to Bol. Beating the AMAZING Kratochvilova is something special. Big love to two great athletes.

[@nicolasashbaugh2239]

I like the shock on the face of the second place finisher as she crossed the line after she saw the record breaking time

[@halbedejong7963]

Lieke Klaver was also surprised about her own pb. - 0.66 sec.

[@abubenadem]

The second placer looks good too!!

[@TheEulerID]

The really tough one is going to be the outdoor 47.6s set by Marita Koch on 6th October 1985, the longest standing official track world record. Nobody has got within half a second of that in the era of modern drug testing.

[@kasparskrustins3391]

Yeah, that is the main question here ! Those who dive deep and investigate carefully past era of 1980-1990, the we can definately say that all those records , at least 90% of them where under un fair doping influence ! So dreaming to beat them and say that all circumstances is 1 on 1 is unfair and there are no base for comparision !

[@prestonmatthews725]

I have always told people to keep an eye on her. I believe it was her leg on a 4x4 that caused me to have a peak interest in her.

[@jospinthompson4294]

She loves running down the opponent. 'Chasing' the rabbit'

[@kurtwoehrman3335]

Never heard of her but I'm glad you introduced us. I knew about Sidney Mclaughlin. Hoping for a great outdoor season ❤

[@willstuart4504]

You go girl..🔥🔥🔥 I think you just found your new race to OWN!!! I actually think she could beat Sydney in the 400m straight. She's GOT to go for it. Let's GO!!

[@Adam4954-]

We need to see femke vs sydney in the open 400 outdoor season!

[@billybud9557]

Femke Bol is truly special. No end-zone dancing, taunting or strutting....just poise and elegance. Jarmila, on the other hand, was a fearsome person ( even for the age of juicing) that looked like an NCAA wrestler. Sydney's 50.68 is unworldly and won't be easily broken in the next 10 years.

[@donshields2379]

You don't think she can surpass that this year?

[@frankchan5547]

@@donshields2379 Worlds on again this year, so there's an opportunity

[@StewNWT]

Femke's demeanor just emanates sincerity and joy in what she's doing. So does Sydney and Delilah's. They are such brilliant ambassadors for the sport. I'm gay but Bol is so my 'who would you go straight for?' crush

[@Bigern2998]

@@StewNWT haha love it! I am straight and married but I agree 😂

[@billybud9557]

@@StewNWT I'm smitten too

[@royfarhi899]

Bro your commentary and insights are so insightful and really think your predictions are spot on! Dutch relay team(s) gonna be a challenge.

[@icy2683]

I wonder how Sydney mclaughin will do when she does the 400

[@Gr3ypool]

Right, its bound to happen eventually. she probably got a 400 flat wr in her arsenal

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@Icy. That's McLaughlin and really to be accurate McLaughlin-Levonne.

[@icy2683]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 thanks mistype

[@vits-swimtrainingevolution9886]

Perfection of precision, efficiency is the key, more forward propulsion effect, not more effort at all. A half addititional cm each step, just by precise technique. At the end, everything must fit.

[@chrisrobbie8675]

This time she means business

[@steveoatway7001]

This is the best news we've had in awhile, thanks for posting. There are two reasons why this record is so significant: the tarnished competition of the past and the disgraceful unfair competition of the present. When Jarmila Kratochvílová set the world record in 1983 she was taking steroids so in reality that record should be taken away. To this day Jarmila refuses to admit she was a Doper like all the Soviet Russia & Soviet Satellite nations athletes and says it was rigorous training and high doses of vitamin B12 that account for her records, a claim treated with skepticism by several anti-doping campaigners. On Feb 19, 2023 Femke Bol broke the record CLEANLY which shows how much better she is than any of the Soviet or Soviet Satellite athletes with their drug-assisted records. Secondly, because of all the disgusting news lately in Scotland along with anywhere in the world of women's competitive sports, my first reaction to the title of this post was, "Oh no another male Trans-woman is dominating another women's sport. It is wonderful to see that she is a real woman and I will look for future coverage of her races. It's too bad that in North America where I live Track & Field sports are very poorly received and publicized.

[@carsongambaro]

Believe it! Femke has really come around over these past few years. Her seasons have been so consistent and now she is translating that into all-time marks. And she’s far from done. I think she can go sub-48.5 in the outdoor flat 4, and ~51.25 in the hurdles. That’s keeping in mind that her racing schedule is typically far more strenuous than Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

Sub 48.5 will be easy. With pressure from Sydney or Abby it could go sub 48.0.

[@battshytkrazy156]

By. C H 0 l C E

[@efisgpr]

Cool, Sydney can beat her by a lot ...TWICE! 👍

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Well done Madam! Carry On!

[@truslu1]

I would like to see Bol and Steiner in the same 400m!

[@Kefoo_]

-- *Excellent!*

[@Anavllama]

Klaver ran very well, smarter than usual and didnt burn out the first 200 like shes apt to do. Kudos to her run as well.

[@jeffdmk6530]

Bol/McLaughlin clash at the 2024 Olympics in Paris is gonna be Legendary !!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@johndoeing]

The only reason Bol isnt the Athlete of the year 2022 is because Dutch administrators biased ice skating before running. She WILL be the athlete of the year 2023, mark my words.

[@yzfool6639]

Nah, your ice skaters win Gold in the Olympics.

[@johndoeing]

@@yzfool6639 They do but on a global scale ice skating is such a small sport. Femkes achievement is way more impressive imo just because shes competing against the whole world.

[@hermanmertens8383]

Not very fair. We had a lady with three times gold and one bronze at the Olympic Winter Games and a winner of Tour the France, Giro d’Italia, Vuelta ánd World championship. I can live with that although athletics is a larger event; Femkes three gold medals at the European championship, however a huge achievement, is slightly less worth, but it shows how spoiled we Dutch people are. Femkes time will come.

[@rulifaller8474]

It is actually the athletes who vote, though it is true that the administrators left Bol off the shortlist. The problem is that they basically base the shortlist on Olympics medals first, Worlds medals second (or world level events like the Tour de France), and then other achievements third. The size of the sport on a global scale is only a secondary criterion. And how remarkable performances are on an all time scale does not come into it at all, Iguess because that can not be objectified. Basically what it comes down to is that the best chance to win the award is to be good at a sport that is small globally but big locally. Hence why there are quite a lot of Dutch athletes of the year that no one outside of the country has ever heard of.

[@maxscriptguru]

Great work Ms Bol!!

[@svdlaan]

In December in the Dutch press I read a report about her doing special training in South Africa to bring her hurdles stride pattern down from 15 to 14, if her upward progress will take here to that level then we are in for some surprises.

[@hermanmertens8383]

Yes, she trained this 5:23 since September, end of season 2022. Because 15 steps brought her too close to the hurdles and made her slightly slow down. Imagine what can happen if she gaines only one tenth of a second above each hurdle.

[@crosslink1493]

She could also try getting comfortable hurdling with either leg forward. That's what Sydney did, improved her race immensely. She also looks like she 'jumps' over the hurdles a little too much rather than 'run' over them, and that could cut her times down too (maybe 1/2 second); look at the clips in this video from the Olympics and World Champs. With World Champs in 2023 and 2025, plus the Paris Olympics in 2024 it could be a really interesting 3 years if' these two compete head-to-head. We'll all might be saying 'Marita Koch who?' in 2025. 😉

[@harrye.512]

Why do you need to go to SA for that?

[@pepelopezcrecimientopersonal]

@@harrye.512 Maybe to get the same juice than Van Niekerk...

[@maartenbloemendal4469]

@@harrye.512 because of the weather?

[@zephyrsimon]

She ran 18.16 mph. The treadmills at my gym tops out at 14mph. I can't sustain 13 mph more than 60 seconds...

[@thomastaft3954]

Thank you so much for making your videos. They are the only ones that really capture the event you’re covering and provide great historical context!

[@gregodify]

What makes her so special is not just that she hurdles. She is also not doped like the other record holders from the 70s and 80s.

[@harrye.512]

Honestly, the majority of the top runners would likely be doping. So many have been caught or dobbed in previously.

[@seaturtledog]

Sad to say we can not say that.

[@trapAxcidonthebeat]

I was just paitiently wait for you to post this bro😭😭😭😭