Femke Bol’s first outdoor 800m race confirmed
Triple Olympic medalist Femke Broeders-Bol will line up for her first outdoor 800m race of her career at the Golden Spike Ostrava on Tuesday, 16 June.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsBol, who switched to the two-lap event shortly after winning her second World Championship title over 400m hurdles last year, will be making only her second appearance over the distance since.🇳🇱 Femke Bol to make her outdoor 800m debut at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet on June 16th. Her only race of the 2026 indoor season was a 1:59.07 in Metz, France on Feb. 8th. She broke the Dutch indoor national record. The outdoor 800m record is 1:55.54 by Ellen van Langen in… pic.twitter.com/cxXFjLOyxF— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) May 19, 2026 The 26-year-old made a promising start to life in the new event at a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Metz on 8 February, clocking a personal best time of 1:59.07.The time made rounds as it also set a national record, with Broeders-Bol becoming the first ..