At a training match in Thialf, the 24-year-old Friezin rushed to a track record in the 1500 meters. The timing for that is already highly remarkable, but what makes it completely special: Kok normally only drives the 500 and 1000 meters.
In surprise, the triple world champion crossed the line in the 500 meters. She herself could hardly believe that she drove the old top time of Antoinette Rijpma- de Jong from 2022 with almost three-friends to fragments. Kok clocked a time of 1.52.69.
Competitors shaken awake
Her competitors will have looked at Kok’s performance with surprise. In any case, they have been shaken awake and therefore know that the shape of Reggeborgh’s rider is already in the right place. That promises a lot for the upcoming season, in which Kok set her sights on Olympic gold.