Netherlands Athletics Dominance at World Indoor Championships

The Netherlands’ Track and Field Powerhouse Set to Shine at World Athletics Indoor Championships

Femke Bol Leads the Charge

Femke Bol, the world record-holder, will be hunting for her first world indoor title at the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow from March 1-3. Bol, the reigning world 400m hurdles champion, comes into the event fresh off a world indoor 400m record of 49.24 that she set at the Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. This remarkable performance bettered her own previous world record of 49.26, set a year earlier in the same venue.

Lieke Klaver Joins the Dutch Squad

Bol will be accompanied by fellow Dutch star Lieke Klaver, who clocked a personal best of 50.10 in the 400m at the same meet, moving her into ninth place on the world indoor all-time list. The duo were part of the Netherlands’ gold medal-winning 4x400m team at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year, and they will team up again in the relay event in Glasgow.

Experienced Dutch Relay Team

Joining Bol and Klaver on the Dutch squad are other world relay gold medalists Eveline Saalberg, Cathelijn Peeters, and Lisanne de Witte. Nadine Visser, the two-time European indoor 60m hurdles champion, will contest that event on the global stage, alongside Maayke Tjin A-Lim. Job Geerds is entered for the men’s 60m hurdles.

Impressive Dutch Field Event Contingent

The Netherlands’ field event contingent is also impressive, with 2022 world bronze medalist Jessica Schilder and two-time world fourth-place finisher Jorinde Van Klinken named for the shot put. Menno Vloon will compete in the men’s pole vault.

“This talented Dutch team is poised to make a significant impact at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, as they seek to build on their recent successes and continue their nation’s proud tradition in the sport.”

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