What is next for Femke Bol? All about the Dutch athlete's next event after winning three medals at the Paris Olympics

By Janhavi Shinde

Modified Aug 16, 2024 11:54 GMT

Fresh off her glorious victory streak at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Femke Bol will compete at the upcoming Lausanne Diamond League. This edition of the Diamond League will be held on August 22, 2024 at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Bol displayed her incredible proficiency and clinched a set of all three medals at the Paris Olympics. The Dutch athlete secured a gold medal in the women's 4x400m mixed relay, a silver medal in the 4x400m relay, and a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles. She bagged the bronze after clocking a remarkable time of 52.15 seconds.

The 24-year-old was surpassed by Anna Cockrell and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. While Cockrell posted 51.87 seconds, McLaughlin-Levrone dominated the lineup with a world record, registering a stunning time of 50.37 seconds.

Femke Bol will next compete in the 400m hurdles event at the Lausanne Diamond League. She will lock horns with Shamier Little, who grabbed a gold and a silver medal in the 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay, respectively, at the Paris Olympics. They will be joined by the 'Jamaican quartet' - Andrenette Knight, Rushell Clayton, Janieve Russell, and Shiann Salmon. Ayomide Folorunso and Louise Maraval will also join the lineup.

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Femke Bol expresses her satisfaction in repeating her Tokyo Olympics victory at the Paris Games

Femke Bol secured a bronze in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Games after clocking 52.03 seconds, finishing behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Dalilah Muhammad, who posted time of 51.46 seconds and 51.58 seconds, respectively.

Femke Bol after finishing the women's 400m hurdles final during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo via Getty Images)

After repeating her bronze medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Bol took to Instagram to convey her joy while acknowledging the possibility of a better performance in the caption to a triumphant picture of her waving the Dutch flag.

"OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST🥉 Gave it my all, left my heart on the track. It’s not the race and result I came for and that hurts. However I’m proud of myself and my team for winning the second individual Olympic medal and for putting it all on the line to not have any regrets," Femke Bol said.

Bol ran the anchor legs in the 4x400m relay and the 4x400m mixed relay at the Paris Olympics, clocking 48.62 seconds and 48.00 seconds to clinch a silver and a gold medal, respectively.