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☆ Femke Bol: Dutch star sets second 400m indoor world record in two weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dutch track star Femke Bol continued her golden year on Saturday, smashing her own indoor 400-meter world record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. “It’s amazing to also run a world record again. Equally adept over the hurdles and on the flat, she is the current world champion in both the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay. Last year, she broke the 41-year-old world record in the indoor 400m and currently owns four of the six fastest times in the event’s history. At the 2022 European Championships, Bol became the first ever woman to win both the 400m and 400m hurdles at a major championships.

Persons: Femke Bol, Lieke Klaver, Alexis Holmes, Forsheva, “, ” Bol, Jane Barlow, Bol, I’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, Dutch, Olympics, Jane Barlow / Press Association, AP, Paris Olympics Locations: Dutch, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ U.S. women disqualified from 4x400m relay after baton fail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. were trailing Britain after three legs when Alexis Holmes initially failed to collect the baton from Quanera Hayes and by the time she got hold of it she appeared to have gone beyond the "blue box". The U.S. recovered to finish second behind the British in the heat but were marked as disqualified. Jamaica, perennial global silver medallists in recent years, won the second heat in 2:59.82, with fast-finishing France and Italy following them through. Fifth-placed Belgium, bronze medallists in the last two worlds, did not make it. Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Sarah Meyssonnier, Justin Robinson, Rajesh Ramesh, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Athletics Centre, Rights, United, Saturday's, Fifth, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, United States, Jamaica, Canada, India, Botswana, France, Italy, Belgium

☆ U.S. take double gold in sprint relays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Lyles added the relay gold to his sprint double while Richardson had already claimed 100m gold and bronze in the 200m. It was a glorious end to the night for the sport's superpower after the earlier disappointment of seeing their highly-favoured 4x400m women's team disqualified following a baton failure in the semi-finals. But they were almost faultless on Saturday as Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes and Lyles won in 37.38. Olympic champions Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, took silver with 37.62. Richardson and Gabby Thomas were added to the women's team alongside Tamari Davis and Twanisha Terry and the foursome were superb in running a championship record time of 41.03 seconds.

Persons: Richardson, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carrie Richardson, Lyles, Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, It's, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Gabby Thomas, Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, I'm, Shericka Jackson, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Holmes, Hayes, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: Jamaica, BUDAPEST, United States, Italy, Britain, U.S, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Britain, Jamaica, U.S, Canada, India

☆ Our top photos from the World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[3/36]Alexis Holmes of the U.S. crosses the line to win the final as Netherlands' Femke Bol falls during the 4x400m relay mixed. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierBUDAPEST, Hungary

Persons: Alexis Holmes, Femke Bol, Sarah Meyssonnier Organizations: REUTERS Locations: U.S, Netherlands, Sarah Meyssonnier BUDAPEST, Hungary

☆ U.S. win mixed relay with world record as Bol falls
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - 4x400m Relay Mixed - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Alexis Holmes of the U.S. crosses the line to win the final as Netherlands' Femke Bol falls REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The United States won a dramatic World Championship gold with a world record in the mixed 4x400 metres relay on Saturday as Femke Bol fell five metres from the line just as it looked as if she was going to bring the Netherlands home for gold. The winning time of 3:08.80 broke the Americans' own world record set in the first running of the event in 2019. By the time Bol got the baton for the last leg it looked a foregone conclusion as the 400 hurdles specialist and indoor 400m world record holder has been in stunning form in recent weeks. "I don't know what happened, I cramped towards the finish line, I was pushing, pushing, pushing," Bol said. "It was definitely tough to run against Femke Bol.

Persons: Alexis Holmes, Femke Bol, Sarah Meyssonnier, Bol, Gabby Thomas, Matthew Boling, Ryan Willie, Lieke Klaver, Holmes, Sifan Hassan, Mitch Phillips, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Rights, United States, Britain, U.S, Eugene, Femke, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Tokyo

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