Normally, Nadine Visser would also have competed for the prizes in the 110 meters hurdles, but due to a hamstring injury, the competition in Hengelo was only her first of the season. She was sixth in a time of 12.95, just under half a second behind Jamaican winner Brittany Anderson. ,,I would have preferred to run a little faster, but I’m happy to be here in front of the home crowd. I would have loved to have run a race before the FBK Games, but the hamstring was still a bit nagging. Since last week it feels free again, the biggest gain is that I am full of confidence here again. Now I’m going to run a lot of races,” said Visser. Maayke Tjin-A-Lim crossed the line in eighth, just ahead of Zoë Sedney.
No fewer than five Olympic champions will be in action in Hengelo today. Sifan Hassan is absent, but with the German long jumper Malaika Mihambo, the Canadian sprinter André De Grasse, the Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, the Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon and the Ugandan specialist in the steeplechase Peruth Chemutai, Olympic gold is well represented in Hengelo. In addition, various Dutch top athletes will be in action, including Femke Bol, Dafne Schippers, Churandy Martina and Liemarvin Bonevacia.