Femke Bol, Sifan Hassan and other athletes turn heads during their red carpet appearance at the Dutch Sports Awards [Image Source : Instagram] — Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan attended the Dutch Sports Awards [Image Source : Instagram]

In Pictures: Femke Bol, Sifan Hassan and other athletes turns heads during their red carpet appearance at the Dutch Sports Awards

Modified Dec 19, 2024 05:42 GMT

Dutch athletes Femke Bol, Sifan Hassan and others turned heads with their red carpet appearance at the Dutch Sports Awards. The athletes were being felicitated for their achievements throughout the 2024 season.

The Dutch had an impressive showing at the Paris Olympics, where they finished sixth in the standings after winning a total of 34 medals, including a record 15 golds. Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol were both among the nation's top performers in the French capital, with three medals each.

The official Instagram of the Team Netherlands shared a couple of photographs from the red carpet at the Dutch Sports Awards on Instagram.

In another post on Instagram, the significance of these awards was explained. The post read [translated from Dutch],

"OUR SPORTS YEAR 2024 🧡 Great achievements start small. Our athletes show that time and time again. Every day they work on their sport – step by step, goal by goal. Not by waiting for the perfect moment, but by taking action every day. It's about starting, about persevering, about growing. You don't have to run a marathon or become world champion right away. Small steps take you further than you ever thought possible, as long as you keep moving. Thank you for this magical year!!"

The athletes attending the ceremony included marathon champion Sifan Hassan, who had worn a shimmering blue dress and a blue turban for the occasion. The Dutch basketball team were present, as were Paralympic champion swimmers Lisa Kruger and Chantalle Zijderveld, who won several medals at the Paris Paralympics.

They were followed up by Harrie Lavreysen, who won three gold medals in cycling at the Paris Olympics. Then came star sprinter Femke Bol, who had won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Femke Bol's awards over the recent years

Femke Bol has received multiple accolades for her perforrmances as an athlete for the Netherlands. After she won three Olympic medals, including the surprise gold medal in the mixed 4x400m relay event, Bol was awarded with the Netherlands' Knight of the Order of Orange- Nassau. Apart from that, she was also bestowed with the honor of being the flag bearer of the country during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Bol recalled her favorite memory from the quadrennial event held in Paris when she said,

"My favorite memory from Paris 2024 will be the moments with my team, with my friends and family when we could celebrate medals or be there for each other."

Apart from the above, Bol had been the number one athlete in the 400m hurdles event from 2021 to 2024. She was rewarded with the European Athletics Rising Star of the Year award in 2021, as well as the European Athlete of the Year award for the years 2022 and 2023.

Additionally, Femke Bol was also awarded the Indoor Athlete of the Year by the portal Track and Field News. She was also given the honorary citizenship of city of Amersfoort in recognition of her achievements at the Paris Olympics.