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Bol 2nd woman to break 51sec in 400m hurdles

By AFP
July 15, 2024
Dutch athlete Femke Bol reacts during an event in this undated image. — AFP/file
Dutch athlete Femke Bol reacts during an event in this undated image. — AFP/file

PARIS: World champion Femke Bol became the second woman to break 51 seconds in the 400m hurdles on Sunday at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

The 24-year-old Dutch athlete finished third in the last Olympics in Tokyo when world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone took gold. Bol ran 50.95 on Sunday smashing her own European record of 51.45.