Femke Bol recently shared a sneak peek into her visit to the Sportgala, where she donned a classy dress and posed alongside her boyfriend, Ben Broeders. The couple have been together with each other for almost four years now.
Bol delivered a stellar performance at the Paris Olympics, winning two medals. She won her first medal at the Games in the 400m hurdles after finishing third, clocking 52.15s and finishing behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Anna Cockrell, who claimed first and second place, respectively.
In the mixed 4x400m relay, Bol along with the rest of the team won the gold medal after clocking 3:07.43, defeating the USA and Great Britain, who recorded 3:07.74 and 3:08.01, respectively. The athlete is currently in her off-season and recently attended the Sportgala, where she won the "TeamNL kids hero of the year" award.
The athlete shared several pictures on Instagram. In one picture, she donned a royal blue dress and posed with her trophy. She also shared pictures with her boyfriend, Ben Broeders, who was also at the event with her, wearing a black suit. The post's caption read:
"Sportgala 2024 ✨TeamNL kids hero of the year award 🥰🥰 Very nice evening looking back on everything we’ve done in the past year 🧡" (translated from Dutch).
Femke Bol thanks her team as she reflects on her 2024 track season
Before entering her off-season, Femke Bol opened up about her 2024 track season, reflecting on all the accolades she had earned this year. Starting from becoming a world champion to clocking a world record and becoming the second athlete to go sub-51s in the 400m hurdles, she has had an eventful and successful year. She took to her Instagram handle and shared a series of pictures that captured several different moments from the year, and added the caption:
"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 participated in five Diamond League meets this season. She won her event, the 400m hurdles, in all five of those meets.