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Femke Bol to Leave 400m Hurdles for 800m Next Season

The two-time hurdles world champion pursues a fresh challenge in a loaded 800m field.

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 21, 2025 Netherlands's Femke Bol celebrate after winning the bronze medal REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 200m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 06, 2024. Bronze medallist Brittany Brown of United States celebrates after the 200m final. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
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Overview

  • Dutch star Femke Bol announced on Instagram that she will switch from the 400m hurdles to the 800m beginning next season.
  • Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson welcomed the move and ended her season with a 1:56.53 win at New York’s Athlos meet.
  • Coach Laurent Meuwly said the shift was a planned possibility and described it as a “nice challenge,” citing qualities he believes suit Bol to the distance.
  • Bol enters an 800m lineup featuring world champion Lilian Odira alongside British standouts Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell.
  • World Athletics lists Bol’s official 800m best as 2:19.51 from 2017, underscoring limited recent experience, and she has indicated future relay entries will depend on championship schedules.