Femke Bol shares a glimpse of her hurdles training as she gears up to begin her title defence at the 2025 World Championships

Femke Bol is one of the fastest hurdlers of all time, and she will head into 2025 as the defending World Champion. As she begins to prepare for the new season, the Dutchwoman recently gave fans a glimpse of her hurdles training.

Bol first rose to global fame in 2019, when she clocked a 55.94s in only the third hurdles race of her life, subsequently setting new Dutch U20/U23 records and qualifying for the 2019 World Championships. Two years later, the 24-year-old solidified herself as one of the fastest runners of this generation when she won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, clocking a 52.03 enroute to the podium, setting a new European record and establishing herself as the third fastest runner of all-time.

Since the 2020 Games, Bol has gone on to win gold at the 2023 World Championships, the 2024 World Indoor Championships, and the Paris Olympics. Now, as she prepares to defend her title as the World Champion, the hurdler gave fans a look into her training, taking to her Instagram story to share a snap of herself on the track and writing,

“Hurdle day 🤩🤩🤩.”

Via Femke Bol's Instagram

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Femke Bol reflects on her 2024 season

For Femke Bol, 2024 was an incredible year. She started her season competing indoors, where she won the 400m and 4x400m golds at the World Indoor Championships. Her gold medal winning time of 49.17s in the 400m marked a new world record.

In her outdoor season, Bol clocked a 50.95s in July in the 400m hurdles while running at the Résisprint International, becoming only the second woman in history to dip under the 51 second mark. She then went on to compete at the Paris Olympics, where she won gold in the mixed 4x400m relay, silver in the 4x400m relay, and bronze in the 400m hurdles. She wrapped up her year with her fourth consecutive Diamond League title.

Reflecting on her season, Bol wrote on Instagram,

“Season 2024. It's been an absolutely crazy year full of moments I'll cherish forever. From world indoor champion in a world record to defending our European titles, going sub51 on the 400 hurdles, to winning at the Olympics and finishing it off as Diamond League Trophy winner in Brussels. The road to all of this has been just as beautiful as the achievements, thanks to my amazing team. Now it's time for some rest, thank you for all the support, see you after holiday.”

Femke Bol and her team are yet to confirm the Olympic champion’s competition schedule for 2025. However, the Dutch runner is likely to be focused on the World Championships, which will take place in September.