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Femke Bol expressed her thoughts after displaying an incredible performance in her season opener at the Rabat Diamond League. The Dutch athlete competed in the women's 400m hurdles and clocked a new meet record with a performance of 52.46s.
The 25-year-old had announced earlier this year that she would be skipping the entire indoor season for her individual races to take some time off as well as prepare for the outdoor season. Bol announced that she will be making her season debut at the Rabat Diamond League with the main target of dominating the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Bol registered a strong start and dominated the line-up to win the race comfortably with a formidable lead. Moreover, this was her fastest season-opening performance, and she expressed her elation at being able to win the race with a new meet record.
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Femke Bol shared that she had a great time competing at the Rabat Diamond League and expressed her anticipation for the upcoming races of the season.
"Great time in Rabat 😁 Fastest season opener and a meeting record to take the win ❤️🔥" she wrote on Instagram.
Femke Bol on her mindset while training and competing
Femke Bol opened up about her goals and her mindset in an interview with Olympics.com. The Dutch athlete revealed that she had shifted her focus to making small improvements over a period of time to be able to sustain in the long term.
She revealed that her mindset was to improve steadily rather than focus on chasing medals. Bol shared how track and field is a very tough sport, and that athletes spend years improving their performance by a few milliseconds after pushing themselves to their full potential.
Moreover, the Dutch athlete expressed confidence in her abilities to put forward incredible performances in the upcoming season and push her personal best even further.
"Now it's about focusing on the small goals again. Improving, rather than just chasing medals. I hope I can keep doing it for a long time, and keep improving even in small ways, working hard to shave off just a few tenths of a second. I prefer to let my legs do the talking instead of saying too much," said the Dutch athlete.
Femke Bol will stay in Rabat for the next two weeks before continuing her quest for the 2025 outdoor season crown.
