Dutch Femke Bol posted the sixth all-time world performance in the 400m in 49.96 on Saturday at the Metz athletics meeting.
«I’m very happy to have gone below 50 seconds», smiled the European athlete of the year 2022 after his race, and before competing in the 200m.
With this time of 49.96, she becomes the fourth best performer of all time, also improving the Dutch record she has held since February 2022 in 50.30. Over 200m, the Dutchwoman, who didn’t expect to go below 23 seconds, doubled the lead in a time of 22.87.
In the 800m, Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi posted the world’s third-best performance of the season in 1:59.18.
Ukrainian hopeful Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the height contest by passing a bar at 2.02m on her second try before failing three times (nearly on the third try) at 2.07m.
Mosellen Yann Schrub, local stage, yet short of indoor training since he devotes himself to the cross season, won the 3,000m in 7:40.54.
For his part, the Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre, 32, remained far from his best times with a time of 21.74 over 200 m, which places him in 7th place in the two races.
