What Femke Bol JUST DID To Sydney McLaughlin CHANGES EVERYTHING! Female 400m Track And Field..
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- As you saw, Femke Bol ended the 2023 season with a bang, and now, started the Olympic year with a phenomenal performance in the 400m! As you all know, it is the same distance Sydney McLaughlin shifted her focus on since last year.
On that note, some say that we can expect some mouth-watering clashes to come from the likes of #sydneymclaughlin and #FemkeBol. It is no secret that rivalries between the sport’s biggest stars always provide a gripping narrative for any season. And, mind you, this season isn’t like the others, since the Paris Olympics will be held this year.
Both Femke and Sydney are, without a doubt, ready for it.
For her part, Femke Bol is a multi-tasker. Whether it’s breaking barriers over the flat 400m, clearing barriers over the 400m hurdles or being the star member of her nation’s 4x400m relay squad, Bol proved herself to be a remarkable athlete in #trackandfield .
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I’m torn. As an American obviously I’m pro USA and will pull for my country but there’s something about Bol i absolutely love and hard to root against.
Don't be torn, see beyond nationality and cheer for stronger human beings.
@@GreetingsEarth I agree with you 100% but everything has exceptions. The Olympics are one of those things I will root for country over individuals. That being said I wouldn’t be upset if she wins gold. I don’t hate against other countries I mean technically I’m French but I’m American now so I even pull for USA over France barely. I enjoy watching the best in the world compete and it’s always fun for two weeks every year to pull for your country.
I understand. I always say i love sports no matter who wins. But Femke is from my hown town and i was at the same athlethic club so i cant help being biased on this either. I think if she keeps running at some point she will overcome the gravitational pull of Earth and launch herself into outer space. @@Lovetheducks
@@forestdweller5581 she is amazing absolutely. There’s just something about her I just really enjoy. So in Paris I’ll be light weight rooting against her but if she wins there will be a smile on my face.
I just bothered to study up on Sydney M She writes book, she juggles before the race. and is becoming an " influencer". I think Femke has her head head in the game much more. We will see but i think Femke being so much about her sport deserves that glory in Paris :)@@Lovetheducks
The Progressive Socialists must find a way to minimize her achievements.
I just saw her win the world championship400m indoor Glasgow in a new world record time of 49.17s. I noticed that she was wearing earstuds in the shape of a lightning bolt! Reference to Usain Bolt who has a additional T in his name?
2nd place was for Lieke Klaver at 50.16s
I was just watching an interview with Lieke Klaver who was super happy for herself but also for her friend Femke. She is such a remarkable person!
When the cat's away the mice will play !
While that is his name, the word bolt has been referenced since the word was invented for speed, nothing to do with Usain, and her name almost sounds like bolt.
She did say at some point that she admires Usain Bolt but i think that remark was just about working hard to achieve goals. This young woman who is from my city works her ass off man! I just watched some videos about her weight training where she is bench pressing and doing the squats and all.....she has so much strength. I often feel like athletes are being overly pushed to perform but with Femke i do not see that at all. She is so into her sport.
I still cant understand it hardly....Amersfoort is not a very nice place and the Jamaicans have such a big tradition in athletics. It has to be that Femke just works harder. I think we all love watching this skinny girl run so easy with those musclebound women behind her struggling to keep up.
@@forestdweller5581 for the Netherlands Amersfoort is an average big city but it has a central function for all the towns nearby that it facilitates them. My town is next to Amersfoort but we have to go to Amersfoort for all sorts of reasons. Also things like senior schooling which is mostly not available in the towns. Children cycle to Amersfoort ( makes them strong) and many sport facilities at higher levels are found in Amersfoort.
Now go watch Sydney McLaughlin. Don't be a biased sports fan.
They are both great. Unquestionably. And no matter what.
agree
Respect for Sydney and Femke, they are what sport needs.
Why is Mrs Macaroni hiding?
From orange colored trolls
Not hiding,waiting for Femke Bol to break her world record. Maybe its to fast for Bol and when she tries to run to fast,she falls on her face.
@@Spyk27632 🤣🤣🤣🤣---Bol's fall in the 4x400 mixed relay was spectacular----she does not do well when being pressured---she likes to run freely without any challenge-------Sydney is licking her chops to wipe her on the floor in Paris-----can't wait.
@@Spyk27632 Americano for sure , hahaha clown .
I think I have heard that Sydney will run the 400 m flat, and Femke will run 400 m hurdles. If that is the case they will only meet in the 4x400 m, witch also would be interesting because they both run the anchor leg.
The USA will need Sydney to beat the Dutch, who also have Lieke Klaver in their team, to win the 4x400m.
Femke must thank Sydney for giving her a free gold medal.
@@Spyk27632 She must! with Sydney running, Bol is always guaranteed 2nd place.🤣🤣🤣
@@kobbieafriyie2172 Must be your dumbest remark so far 🤦🏼♀️😂😂
@@arcillasteehouwer48 And yet, here you are reacting to the "dumbest remark", 🤣🤣🤣🤣---You are the dumbest person on earth, period-----A real loser who spends his day commenting on dumb stuff, lol
that it, appeldoom is the new name
Femke Bol wil come for McLaughlin. It's a Dutch take over.
What happens if she doesn’t?
@@kc5466 nothing happens, lol. at the end of the day we are talking about running a bit faster or slower. there are more serious things going on in the world. having said that, the Dutch will come for all the Gold.
@@daviddivad777 so will every other country
Nobody can touch Sydney. Keep dreaming.
I hear she isn't going to run the 400 flat outdoors..focussing on the 400 m hurdles and the 4 x 400
Femke already confirmed she’ll be running the 400mH at the Olympics and has also been asked is she could may do 400/400H/4x400/4x400 mixed. She said that’s not on my schedule no. And as the relay kinda needs her she will do the relays and not the 400m. But what Sydney will do we don’t know yet. If they would race against each other it will be very close. But we don’t know nothing about Sydney. The wait till Paris begins I guess🥲
That would be an extreme disappointment, given that she is the best 400m runner in the world right now, with the real possibility of taking the time to sub 49seconds, especially if pushed. I can't believe her federation would expect her to forego that event to maximize the benefit for the relay teams.
@@tadpethtel8035 yeah it really is, but maybe if she does Some 400 outdoors she’ll change her mind
@@tadpethtel8035 She wants to win gold and her best shot at that is in the hurdles. The way the 400 flat and 400 hurdles are scheduled you essentially need to choose one or the other. Doesn't particularly have anything to do with the relays.
@@cobra7282not true. In the flat nobody is faster than her, in 400h McLaughlin is faster
@@francescostano4445 Now we all know that Sydney will run 400h and apparently she's definitely ready....to run against herself.
Surely they must both do the 400 flat and hurdles this year.
Get back to me when she bests 50.68...
Sydney rivalry is with Miller Uibo in the 400flat, Femke is in the hurdles. They are not in the same event in Paris. You guys are late, out of date and misinformed.
Its insane Bol is not running 400m considering she holds the WR indoors and crazy Sydney is not running the 400M hurdles if this is true, both should get a spine and face each other.
@@deanfirnatine7814 Get a spine? Sydney already owns a 400mh record that may not be broken for a very long time. She has absolutely no reason to continue in the 400mh and is now stepping out of her comfort zone to try and challenge for another event..
@@deanfirnatine7814 You are right. Bob should let Sydney run against Femke.
@@deanfirnatine7814Sydney world record hurdles,nothing to prove on that event,she still has more in the tank to set bar even lower. She still waiting for Femke to break it. Boring when u win by a country mile thats why she taking on new challenge.
@@Donnerspeerhe did 3 times and Sydney McLaughlin WRecked her ass
Usually...in a rivalry they have to be able to BEAT each other.......there is NO rivalry here.....I'll let you figure it out on who I'm talking about.....
I agree 100% Hiding Sydney never competes, so she cant beat anyone. It must suck to be a Sydney fan as the only way to see her run is to watch old YT video's 💀
@Magnusfication I don't understand why an experienced coach would permit her to stay out of competition for so long. The poorest strategy except she's reeling from an injury....almost 2 years? Something doesn't add up. Even regular professions like medicine, accounting, computer programming, etc. demand regular practice. Once you're out beyond 6 months, you're rusty! 😂
@@Tirelesswarrior - None of Bobby Kersee's athletes compete that often historically. I think you should do a little research of athletes he has coached over the last 20 years and how many Olympic medals they have won. Jackie Joyner Kersee - 6 Olympic Medals (3 Gold). Florence Griffith Joyner, - 4 Olympic Medals (3 Gold), Alice Brown, Al Joyner, Jeanette Bolden, Greg Foster, Gail Devers, Andre Philips, and for the last three Olympics, Dawn Harper and Allyson Felix. Sydney will be in Paris and she will be at the top of her game. Bol is her only competition and until now Bol has not been much competition for McLaughlin. We will see.
Yep and one hasn’t beat the other🤷🏽♀️
Well, Sydney is doing 400 flat, Femke the hurdles.
All this world record breaking, in all sports, make one wonder about the limits of human endurance…!!!!
She just ran a New world record....again.... 49.17.... that could be a 48 outdoors....
It should be but we won’t find out anytime soon.
Bol could probably go about 48.8-.9 in the flat. Sydney's PB is the short time she's been running the flat is already 48.7.
@@cobra7282 Sydney have proven to be faster than femke so whatever Sydney did on the flat shouldn’t correlate with what femke can do.
However, based on Femke’s indoor performance she should easily be able to run 48.5 or less even without focusing on the 400 flat. It’s just so strange why she haven’t run sub 49 yet despite her attempts. It may be the approach she takes when it comes to the 400 flat.
@@kc5466It's not strange, she can run sub 49 but that doesn't mean she can do it in every race. Marileidy Paulino last year ran 12 races and only 2 were sub 49, obviously if you run only two races is more difficult to do so
Congratulations Beautifuly Sydney Mclaughlin LeBron you The Queen of speed 👏 ❤⚘️🙏
Welp, I guess we now know the answer to if Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone would defend her medal. She just broke world record again in 400 hurdles. Stay tuned! She's not done by far.
Great athlete, effortless grace as a runner but the fact is she is never going to beat Sydney.
To bad Femke will only do 400 hurdles and relay this year. She does the 400 flat for her speed and because there isn’t hurdles indoor.
They both run faster than me and im pretty sure they will both do well. Rooting for Femke myself, being Dutch, but if anyone wants to cheer for Sydney, go ahead. I'll have bread and will watch them play 😎😁👍
Terwijl wij op onze luie reet zitten haha :)
Why is Sydney McLaughlin not competing?
Her season hasn’t started yet.
She scared
@@Genebaket hilarious
cycling
@@hairtoss7975 you cycle during competition not out of competition. Shows how much you know.
I´m thinking her to win all the Races🥰😍🤩😘 in Olympic
Wow! I can't wait for Summer in Paris; Sydney vs Femke
No match in hurdles,Sydney easy win. Many races and Sydney is like Usain Bolt when it comes to 400mH. Femke is 2nd best at best.
We'll see, summer is almost here.@@Spyk27632
@@Spyk27632Bol will run at least 51 low, so McLaughlin needs to be in the best shape of her life to beat her. She has run faster than that only once
@@francescostano4445 Well, she just showed us what kind of shape she's in. Sydney just broke her own world record...LOL Bol will again be 2nd best.
3rd best
I heard Bol's split time in the 4 by 400 relay at the 2023 World's was 48.4 or 48.7 depending on the source. So that is on par with Sydney's PR in the outdoor 400.
Since that event Femke has improved substantially. Her trainer Laurent Meuwly recently said tests during winter training in South Africa pointed out that she improved in raw speed, endurance and power. She proved that with her incredible indoor world record 49.17 in Glasgow. According to general track knowledge that time should be valued as about 48.1 outdoors.
So comparing ‘old’ performances are inaccurate, in any case related to Femke Bol. As far as Sydney we don’t know yet.
maybe say 4 hail mary's next time, Sarah?
I have only been following Famke for a short time. I love her character as well as her performances, but I started to wonder if it was all too good to be true somehow. Then, while looking at her personal profile on wiki, I realised that rather than the young woman of modest proportions that she appears in flight, her height is actually 184cm. Holmes and Nielsen - who somehow look more imposing on the track - are “only” 173 and 171. No more questions!
And, for further context: Klaver is 182cm - the Dutch amazons rule!
still waiting for you to tell me what she did?
Sydney is extremely fast I would have to say advantage USA. Of course if there is an injury that can change everything.
Yep, mrs McLaughlin is (or at least: used to be) extremely fast, nobody denies that. However the current state of affairs is that Femke Bol is performing better, having just run her 3d World Record on the 400 flat, and having won 23 out of 23 races AND having run by far the best time in the World (and the 3d time ever) over the hurdles in 2023. And did you know that Femke Bol only started on the hurldes only in 2019, versus McLaughlin who start already way before 2016... That is quite some difference!
@@BromMaskovic-ms4iq Do you still stand by that statement about Sydney?
@@avabrown5259🤭😁
@BromMaskovic-ms4iq Bol is so good in the 400m flat so why is she ducking Paulinho, she don't want to be a loser
Who is taller, Manute or Femke?
Who is faster, Manute or Femke?
Who can jump higher, Manute or Femke?
Have they ever competed against each other?🤣🤣🤣
Femke Bol did not "do" anything to Sydney McLaughlin. She just ran a great championship and got another WR. That's all.
apel doom.... lol... its doo R N like thorne not doom. Made me chuckle though, thank you :)
Has Muhammad retired or what? Bol isnt the world outdoor, record holder, so no need to be super hyped she gets near that record or best
She's not retired, she's just getting older, and can't be at peak form as often or as long these days. She's still good, but she has to pick her spots more, and is probably one of those along with Little competing over who the third best 400m hurdler is at present, behind McLaughlin (who isn't running but is still the best on paper) and Bol (who is currently dominating the field that is running).
The last letters of Appeldorn are R an N so it is not Appledom it is Appeldorn, granted if the typeset is small it can be hard to tell but Appeldorn a city in the center of The Netherlands, her home country.
It's spelled Apeldoorn 😂
You know full well there's is and never will be a "rivalry"🙄
Care to provide any evidence for this claimed ability to see the future?
@@Magnusfication - Yeah *
@@Magnusficationhmm
Why doesn't Sidney run indoors? If she's injured, of course I get that.. But I haven't heard anything about that
Jake Wightman (World Gold 1500m in 2022) was injured worse, but he has already raced this season.
Some athletes prefer not to run indoors. Either because of a bad experience with indoors or just not part of their preparations.
Usain Bolt has never run indoors. Shacarri ran indoors in college and never did again as did Sydney. Shelly did it a couple of times but is not too fond of it either.
She is doing talk shows.
@@HeadPack so she getting paid more than any athlete that actually competed at indoors championship this year? Must be nice reigning at the top.
As an American obviously I’m pro USA and will pull for my country but there’s something about Bol i absolutely love and hard to root against.
Sydney has her number!
You’re delusional. Clearly you’re American . That says it all.
easy work for Sydney---- I do not see Bol as a challenger for her.
I feel like I haven't seen Sydney race in a long time. What is she doing?
Book signings 😏
jogging her accountant back and forth.....i guess....
She was dealing with a knee injury at the end of last season and she historically starts her schedule fairly late in the year.
The USA Olympic Trials are in late June. I suspect Sydney will run 2 or 3 races pryor to the trials.
As a longtime track fan, I'm unhappy that Sydney isn't at Glasgow--also Mo! Their coach plays too many games. Hope both lose this year!
Why would you wish ill will on someone just training their hardest to set themself up for success at the most crucial time? So malevolent…
Bol peak too early and September in Paris will be disaster. Britton Wilson isn't running indoor either and she is the Only one who could beat Bol in hurdles in Paris
@@Joyce-zl4qd Based on zero evidence. She set WR at indoors last year too and went on to go unbeaten the rest of the season.
Seriously why. There are many big names who was not in Glasgow - you are more a hater than a fan obviously.
Many top athletes were not in Glasgow including Jakob Ingebritsen. The indoor season is meaningless and the top athletes are pointing to Paris.
And why did you advertise Sydney? 7 minutes of Femke and 1 minute of Sydney. Uh yeah, we will see come Paris.
For the clicks, obv 😂
They aren't even running in the same event
Sydney McLaughlin maybe will compete in maybe two or three races this summer, this is to keep her value high in the retail market of sports celebrities, and her not risk losing the competition. In reality, it all has to do with her coach he can keep the value of his asset just like a racehorse higher by competing in fewer races, and just relying on her hype. Also, Sydney may be also scared to compete by not putting herself out there in track events, it shows her lack of self-confidence.
Then why she keep winning
Why she Break Record every time🤔🤷
@@Joyce-zl4qd That's been a long time ago back in the Jurassic.
Your comments are meaningless with zero factual backup.
@@davidzuk4894 🤣🤣🤣
@@Joyce-zl4qd she does not ,she won nothing in 2023 nor did she break a record....
Sydney McLaughing-Stock is not a runner but a retiree.
OVER HYPE ! LET"S SEE ON THIS COMING OLYMPIC!
Syd won't even qualify for the 400-meter flat in Paris - because she'll be too slow or give up before then. Homes and others will receive our Olympic ticket.
They still have to compete each other in the same race. So, nothing happened yet. Sydney's outdoor 400 is still better than that of Femke. So, who knows? We will see what Paris brings.
Femke never runs 400m flat outdoor because in the outdoor season she hurdles. Femke's indoor times on the 400 flat are relatively much faster than McLaughlins 400 flat time on the outdoor. Mrs McLaughlin still has the WR on the hurdles though...
I will have to go with Sidney until Bol beats her in the hurdles and runs under 48.75...
Bravo to Femke Bol! This young athlete is phenomenal!!! The "Secretariat" of Track and Field! Secretariat was, and still is, the grestest thoroughbred/race horse in history!! I love Femke Bol!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Answer: Sydney ran the 200 meters in 22.39, but in 2018 when she was 18 years old. While Femke's best time run in 2024 is only 22.64.
Sydney is much faster!
🤣🤣🤣Have you ever heard of the difference between 200m and 400meter? Times on the 200 are meaningless for the 400 meter because on the 400 meter the difference is made in the last 300 to 400 meter (where the lactic acid kicks in). Femke Bol's 3d World Record on the indoor 400 flat of 49.17 is worth 1272 IAF points, McLaughlin's PB on the 400 flat of 48.74 is worth 1257 point. For now I would say that Femke is actually ahead of Sydney.
Make that 22.07... she also just ran a 48.75s 400m.
@@cerberus2654 Why are you people so scared of Femke Bol? If you had confidence you would simply wait and see... All this "proving" that "Sydnes is better" just shows you have no confidence in her.
@@rientsdijkstra4266 50.65 new world record! Stum-bol ain't scaring anyone 🤣
@@cerberus2654 This IS very fast, actually unbelievably fast.... Not Normal.
Femke is having a tremendous career, but her personal best last year of 51.70 still can’t beat Sydney’s 51.46 from 2020. Sydney has broken that record a few times since then and is stronger now than when she ran 50.68. In 2022. It’s hard to call them rivals or imagine its going to be a close race. That’s not a shot at Femke, she just not there yet.
Femke run 51.45
you are correct but you get my point.
@@huzarusah5173
She ran 51.45. Matching Sydney’s Tokyo Olympic performance.
@@GyariSan1 What is the distance between 50.68 and 51.45. A lot. Until Bol gets under 51.00 she is no competition.
@@davidzuk4894Not necessarily. Low 51s is likely enough to compete. Sydney has yet to prove she can pull off sub-51s consistently.
Both Bol and McLaughlin are 24 years old. I read 27 years old is the average peak age for women's track. This will be fun to watch for a few more years but I think Sydney will prevail. Go USA!
Sydney hasn't been competing in a long while. Maybe she decides to run the 400 flat outdoors this year, in which case she likely won't compete against Femke. We could see them though doing the anchor leg in the 400 relay in Paris. Of course, only if Sydney runs again. For now, she appears to be touring talk shows, while Femke dominates every meet she enters.
I agree that Sidney will likely run in the 400 m flat and not the 400 MH since she shifted to focus on the flat 400 m before she got injured. Also, the 400 MH takes a lot of practice as well as conditioning which Sidney hasn’t been doing due to her book & talk show tour as well as promoting her line of New Balance running attire! She pretty much has to run in 2024 in order to maintain her market value for everything that she’s promoting! 💰💵💰💵💰
@@John-yo5swcan you confirm she hasn’t been training or are you just bullshittin
@@eazybuxafew John is just Bullshitin---we have 24hrs in a day---Sydney can do more than one thing in a day-------it is Bol who needs to train all day if she wants to be a close second to Sydney -----I do not think Sydney is sweating someone like Bol.
@@kobbieafriyie2172Bol was first at 2023 world Championships
@@francescostano4445 Yeah...first going second-rated hurdlers, 🤣🤣🤣
Wait until she beat Sydney because she has never done that! But for now, Sydney is still the Queen.
You can't beat someone who doesn't compete. It's like saying that Bobby Fischer was chess world champion up to his death.
@@TristanWeijermarsThe world record belongs to Sydney,if Femke is so fast then she can claim the record then we can agree she better and faster than Sydney but while Syd holds record she is better than Femke by a mile. Femke looks great because Sydney isn't competing. If Sydney was there then Femke is 2nd best.
THE US RUNNER IS THE ONE TO BEAT !
Someone who doesn't compete is per definition unbeatable...
@@TristanWeijermars Her world record is there to be beaten buddy. Sydney set the benchmark,we waiting for Femke to take it down,please stop being a clown.
What was the gap at the finish line during their last confrontation? 1.57 seconds or 10 meters!
You have seen femke ran just 15 minutes ago....new indoor world record.... that was just now.... not ancient past....
Still living in the past...
Ah, remind us when this happend? 💀
@@actie-reactiethat's Indoor 400not the same as outdoor hurdles
@@actie-reactie Femke has never come close to Sydney in the hurdles. Not in a head to head race and not when comparing their personal bests either. In the outdoor 400 I would probably have Sydney .2 to .5 faster than Bol.
The Dutch cant handle having a competitor. Freaks them out
U clearly dont know alot about the Dutch 💀
Huh? I am not freaked out my life doesn't change dude if Femke comes second. If Sydney can beat Femke at the Olympics then fair game. But i wonder with so little competitions where Sydney competed, with times a bit slower then Femke lately how Sydney thinks to win? Sydney needs some magic, if Sydney can beat Femke with so little competition in between then you can only show respect. There is grace in winning but also in losing. We are not the types to whistle to opponents or otherwise trying to distract them it's not in our culture.
😂😂next they will get a guy that can play basketball and say he is better than Labron James😂😂😂😂
@@Joyce-zl4qdOr claim they have a better F1 driver than Lance Stroll...
Huh? You clearly don't know the Dutch. We give credit where credit is due ... Something Americans still need to learn. We are direct and honest. If Sidney wins in a head to head why take that away from her. But we haven't seen Sidney since about 2022. Bol keeps competing and winning, progressing and is popular worldwide. Not just as a great athlete but also because she's a very nice humanbeing. Appreciate that and don't start something about Dutch ... How many Dutch people do you know?
If the IOC stops being biased against African female athletes like Christine Mboma, Christine would beat both Sydney and Femke in the 400m.
?? I am sure Cristine Mboma is a great athlete and I hope we will hear much from her in the near future. But her outdoor PB on the 400 m is 49.22. That is a good time, but it is slower than Bol INDOOR (!) so that is clearly not (yet) fast enough to threaten Bol, McLaughlin or Paulinho for as yet, and that has nothing to do with any bias from the IOC...
You run a fast time and you qualify. How is that the IOC being bias?