Lieke Klaver managed to qualify for the World Indoor Championships. The athlete from Enkhuizen ran 52.41 seconds in the 400 meters in Karlsruhe tonight, almost half a second below the limit.
In her time, she was faster than Corrina Schwab (52.59 seconds), who followed closely behind. Klaver, who always starts quickly, was already in the lead halfway through and did not relinquish her leading position.
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Koen Smet also came into action in Karlsruhe. The hurdler from Amsterdam qualified with 7.73 seconds for the final in the 60 meter hurdles. In the final he sharpened that time by two hundredths (7.71) and became sixth. Smet already ran the World Cup limit last week.
Jamile Samuel was not yet in absolute top form in Germany. The sprinter ran the 60 meters in 7.43 seconds and finished seventh in the semifinals. The World Cup limit is 7.30 seconds.
The World Indoor Championships are from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 March in Belgrade (Serbia).