Lieke Klaver has won the Dutch title in the 200 meters. The 23-year-old sprinter from Enkhuizen dealt with Femke Bol and Jamile Samuel. With a time of 22.74, Klaver was only three hundredths above her personal best.
In the first hundred meters, Klaver faced fierce competition from Samuel. After coming out of the bend she pulled on and so she knocked off the pursuers. Despite the gold in the 200 meters, the 400 meters remains her favorite distance for Klaver. “I get more satisfaction from that.”
The bronze in the 200 meters went to Jamile Samuel. The 30-year-old sprinter from the Amsterdam Phanos raced to 23.24 seconds. “The first hundred meters was good, but in the last hundred meters I lacked power and technique,” says Samuel.
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In the women’s 400 meters, Laura de Witte from Heiloo just missed a podium place. With a time of 54.40 seconds, she was well behind winner Hanneke Oosterwegel (53.52). Lisanne de Witte, who recorded the fastest time in the 400 meters yesterday in the semi-finals, did not appear at the start of the Dutch Athletics Championships.