On the second day of the Dutch Athletics Athletics Tournament in Apeldoorn on February 19, Femke Bol won the gold medal to run 400m when he reached the finish line after 49.26 seconds. Her achievement has broken the record of 41 years of the Czech legend Jarmila Kratochvilova (49.59 seconds).
The previous record was established by Kratochvilova on March 7, 1982. It is the oldest world record in any international tournament, including indoors and outdoors. The outdoor 400m world record of 47.60 seconds was created by the Legs of Malor of Marita Koch in 1985.
“Thanks to all the fans present in the yard, I have achieved this record. When I passed the finish line, I knew that that record belonged to me because of the cheers that everyone created,” Femke Bol shared after the competition.
In early February this year, the female athletes born in 2000 also broke the 500m -distance world record in the New Balance Grand Prix with a record of 1 minute 5 seconds 03. She was the first female foot to complete the exam under 1 minute 6 seconds in history. Bol also owns a world record at a distance of 300m to cross the fence (36.86 seconds). However, both of the above contents are not part of the official Olympic competition program or the world athletics.
At the Tokyo Olympic Games 2 years ago, Femke Bol only won a 400m bronze medal. However, the achievement of 52.03 seconds still helped her break the European record.
