Overview

• Bol announced on Instagram that she will transition to the 800 metres and begin racing the event in 2026.
• Britain’s Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson responded to Bol’s post by saying she cannot wait to share the start line.
• The Dutch star owns five consecutive Diamond League titles in the 400m hurdles and has two Olympic bronzes in that event.
• She also anchored the Netherlands to mixed 4x400m relay gold in Paris and was part of the 2024 silver medal-winning women’s relay team.
• Her move comes as long-time rival Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broadens her range, having won the flat 400m at the Tokyo world championships last month.