It’s officially confirmed. Femke Bol will participate in her first 800m meet of the year in early February. The organizers of the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor Credit Mutuel announced that Femke Bol will commence her season in Metz, France, under the auspices of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting.
Femke Bol To Participate In 800m Meet On Feb. 8
Bol will compete in the first international 800m race of her career on February 8. While she had participated in an 800m meet before, it was a Dutch meet conducted way back in 2017, when the Dutch athlete was barely 17 years old.
Bol will be entering a super-competitive field, as the upcoming meet also features 800m stalwarts like Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell, and Diamond League winner Audrey Werro.
However, the five-time Diamond League title winner remains optimistic, as she wants to get into the groove as soon as possible. In a conversation with Moselle TV, the meet director Dominique Abisse revealed Bol’s approach as she mentioned:
“She has chosen a place that reassures her, where she is in known ground, and a land that she appreciates.”
Bol initially made her name in the 400m hurdles, where she holds the European record of 50.95 seconds and is the only athlete, besides Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, to dip under 50 seconds. She added a complete medal set, gold, silver, and bronze, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, then followed it up with a dominant 2025 season highlighted by a fifth straight Diamond League title. Bol is also a world champion, having won the 400m at the Tokyo World Championships, before later making an official move to the 800m, while continuing to represent the Netherlands in relay events.
Along the way, Bol even considered mirroring McLaughlin-Levrone by shifting to the flat 400m. The idea wasn’t far-fetched. The 25-year-old owns a personal best of 49.44 seconds in the event, which remains the Dutch national record.
As Bol prepares for her first 800m event, it would be interesting to see whether she maintains the same charisma she showed in the women’s 400m hurdles. She also hopes to continue her dominance at the Diamond League this year, even if in a different event.
