Femke Bol convincingly won the 400 meter hurdles at the FBK Games on Monday. The Olympic bronze winner won the event in 53.94 seconds. In the shot put, Jessica Schilder improved her own Dutch record.
With a time of 53.94 seconds, 22-year-old Bol ran the fastest 400 meter hurdles ever in Hengelo. De Amersfoortse ran her first 400 meters of the season in the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium and made a strong impression, especially in the first part of the race.
Thanks to that strong opening, Bol had little to fear from the competition. Anna Rizhikova from Ukraine finished second in the race within a street length of 55.62.
Last week in Ostrava, Bol already showed her form on the obsolete 300 meter hurdles. With a time of 36.86 seconds she took almost 1.5 seconds off the world record at this distance.
Bol’s main goal during the FBK Games was to gain competition rhythm. The Dutchman has already met the limits for the World Cup in the American Eugene (July) and the European Championship in Munich (August).
Jessica Schilder sharpened her own Dutch record in Hengelo.
Jessica Schilder sharpened her own Dutch record in Hengelo. Photo: Getty Images
Shot putter Schilder sharpens own record
Painter sharpened her Dutch record outdoor shot put in Hengelo. Her record was 18.89 before she made her first punch in Hengelo. All five of her attempts in the ring in Hengelo went over that distance, with 19.17 as the outlier.
With that distance, 23-year-old Schilder finished in fourth place. The American Chase Ealey won with a distance of 19.98. The Portuguese Auriol Dongmo came to 19.68 and was second. Canadian Sarah Mitton recorded 19.24.
Schilder already surprised this winter with a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in a Dutch record of 19.48. Dongmo (gold) and Ealey (silver) were also better then. The Dutchman hopes to peak this summer at the World Cup in Eugene and the European Championship in Munich over 20 meters.
Dafne Schippers ran her first international competition since the Games.
Dafne Schippers ran her first international competition since the Games. Photo: AP
Supporting roles for returned Visser and Schippers
Dafne Schippers ran her first international competition since the Olympic Games in August at the FBK Games. The Utrecht grip in Tokyo on both the 200 and the 4×100 meter relay in addition to the medals. In between, she only took part in a smaller competition in Vught.
The 29-year-old Schippers ran on a track that was very wet due to the rain to a time of 11.40 and by that time had a supporting role in the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium. The win on the king’s number went to the British Daryll Neita, who scored 11.19.
In the 100 meters hurdles, Nadine Visser ran to a time of 12.95 in her first game of the outdoor season. The part was won by Brittany Anderson. The Jamaican scored 12.51 and left world champion Nia Ali behind.
Visser remained with her time still above the limit of 12.84 for the World Cup. The hurdler sustained a tear in her hamstring during the Dutch National Championships indoor in February and has since taken the time to properly rehabilitate.