The INSANE 400 Meter Hurdles Battle; Femke Bol VS. Sydney Mclaughlin 

How was it determined that an indoor 49.26 is equivalent to an outdoor 48.45? Can indoor/outdoor times for other distances?

Yep, it's BS. Make a video after they race

No battle to be had. Bol has NEVER beaten McLaughlin......and they have yet to meat this year.

@@kevinwoods2602 Past races results are pointless. Why even run a race if you just go by previous times? Bol has been improving and Sydney has been a no show.

@@kevinwoods2602 And I hope she doesn't but she will be hungry, and that matters

Absolutely, click bait!!! Bullshit!!!!

Bol is a great person and she is great in the hurdles and so is Kennedy Smith❤

And always 10-15m behind Sydney.... ALWAYS

Femke bol, Kennedy Smith, Victoria Cameron, Keely Hodgkinson and Aria Pearce are my favorite female runners...look them up🙂

Coby Hilton, Dylan Randall, Joe Ferguson, Gatlin Bair and Cole Beck are my favorite male runners🙂😎🥳 Gatlin Bair and Cole Beck are great college football players and they are also Olympic level runner🙂 Look them up also

@@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck You're comment is suspect, since all your "favorite female runners" are white & not the best in their class. How about you "look them up" black female sprinters. You'll find that they are the world's best.

I know she was injured for a while but its still strange she didn't showed up in the diamond league or any other international match in 2023. Why? My guess. Olympics are coming and that is more important then other things. She doesn't want others to know how she is doing 😊

She'll never have a breakout year in which she is as fast as Sydney.

@@kkemp221 maybe replace "doing" with "juicing" and I would agree.

Femke is still so young, and she doesn't have to thank anyone if that person isn't there. And that other person will only get slower and Femke will only get faster. But we'll see, I hope in Paris..

@@donaldotrumpie8067 right...because Bol is a whole year younger than Sydney and still doesn't come close

@@cochise4390 Bol has broken many World Cup records in 2023, not all of them yet, but she is still young. And it is time for Sydney to compete again and then we will see who is the fastest. I'm putting my money on Bol because it will become faster and faster again in 2024. But one thing is already clear to me, these 2 ladies, it will only be decided by 1 of the 2 ladies, the rest will be meters and meters short of the finish line.

@@donaldotrumpie8067 I can agree it’s down to these two ladies. But Bol has to break the current record 1st

at No matter what Femke Bol wins in terms of attitude and will-power

Please don't your showing your ignorance 😂😂😂

@@Joyce-zl4qd Since when are simple facts "ignorance"? Please explain?

It's never gonna happen.

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Another idiot Fake track fan. Sydney is done with hurdles. She is going for 400 m flat

Like she did at the last Olympics??

In 50 years that 4x400 run will be forgotten and by the way Sydney won the 4x400 twice already. Bol won every race this year. Sydney did that last year coupled with a world record and athlete of the year.

Nonsense. On the global level Sydney won 3 gold medals in the 4x400 relay (Doha (2019), Tokyo (2021), Eugene (2022). In Eugene she ran a jaw-dropping 50.68 seconds to beat her previous record of 51.41 by almost a full second. Sydney was the first woman to break the 51-second barrier in the 400m hurdles. She was also the first woman to run the 400m hurdles in less than 52 seconds. It means that even today she holds a significant place in the history of track and field. In Budapest the Dutch won the gold medal in the 4x400m relay, but remember that the American women's team was disqualified from the preliminary round.

Neither Bol nor McLaughlin are going to sleep with you, simp.

​@@kc5466not in the way Femke won.

@basengelblik5199 Really? In Eugene Sydney McLaughlin had a split time of 47.91. How about Femke Bol in Budapest? 48.75. Who was faster? 😄

Doesn't Matter it's the time you run. Beat Sydney's WR or shut up

Femke supporters think that just because Bol started hurdles in 2019, they think Femke gets “extra points” for it. No one cares when she start. If you want to compete, then compete. Sydney’s world record in 400mh still stands.

Why burn yourself out in a non Olympic year? And yes she injured her knee while training.

​@@user-nz3rg4sp6rOr not fit enough to beat Paulino at 400m Worlds and come with minor injury.

"every time they raced" is getting pretty old. Meanwhile, Bol is world champion. You can't loose if you don't compete.

@@ignacedhont9816 You don't need to compete to know who's faster. There's this thing called "timed run".

@@knyght1074 And that only applies at the time she ran. You do not know if she(Sydney) has gotten faster, slower or is the same so cannot say with confidence anything. And there is a huge difference between training times and competition times. Past performances are a guide only and most runners get slower when they reach Sydneys age but get more endurance whilst Bol is still relatively young and her best performances still lie ahead of her. It will be interesting in Paris if Sydney does run and gets selected.

Preach! Bol probably wouldn't even have run 51.45 if she and her coach had copied Sydney's stride pattern between hurdles this year. It's so funny watching everybody trying to copy the work Kersee is doing with Sydney. First Bol with the stride pattern between hurdles and then Paulino with the splits in hte 400m race at Worlds. Or am I the only one who sees what's going on?

@@ignacedhont9816 Correction: She's a World Champion because Sydney didn't run in the race. There's no need to pretend the pig isn't wearing lipstick.

She's a lot better. You're right. Every event, at every age...and head-to-head. Dutch fans just wish Femke were better ...she most certainly is not.

There has never been a close race when Bol and McLaughlin compete head to head. Bol is second best until she shows she is capable of running with McLaughlin.

@@davidzuk4894 Bol has demonstrated her capability all season. The problem is that McLaughlin has been avoiding competition after running her WR in 2022.

@@TravelMate2006 Where do you Europeans get your information. You don't know what you are talking about. First of all McLaughlin was focusing entirely on the Open 400 meters last year so she wasn't even going to run against Bol unless Bol ran the Open 400 meters. Bobby Kersee is Sidney's coach and his athletes never really run the indoor season seriously. In the outdoor season last year Sydney was preparing for Budapest. I believe she ran 3 Open 400 meters trying different tactics with her last race in August she 48.78 seconds which is a time I don't believe Bol has ever run. Sometime after that race Sydney developed a knee injury and her coach shut her down for the remainder of the season. So your comments about Sydney avoiding Bol is just plain dumb. Bol has yet to prove she is anywhere near Sydney.

@@davidzuk4894 I'm American, David. I am well aware of Kersee and his approach. Not a big fan.

McLaughlin nows very well who Bol is.

That's surprising. They look so much alike.

Haha you did make do a side by side profile in my head

Bol is already faster on the flat 400. Bol's indoor World Record is worth 1272 IAF points, and McLaughlins PB on the flat gives 1257 IAF points. On the hurdles though you should remember that Bol only started in 2019 (!) while mcLaughlin started on the hurdles in 2016. So McLaughlin had a large headstart. Nevertheless Bol got a bronze medal in Tokio in 2021, with only 2 (!) years of experience. That is completely ridiculous... Furthermore, McLaughlin won that final with a then World Record of 51.46, which she ran 5 years after starting on the hurdles in 2016. However in 2023 Bol ran a 51.45 in London, which would have won gold in Tokyo, and she did this only 4 years after starting on the hurdles. In other words: McLaughlin and Bol are on quite similar development curves (and if anything Bol seems to be developing a bit faster), but Bol started 3 years later in time. What the current status is is completely unclear, Bol has continued to make strong progress over the last 1.5 year, while McLaughlin has more or less disappeared... And nobody knows what she is going to do...

Again, Sydney was the fastest in 2022. She hasnt run a 400mH in 2023. You cant win if you dont compete. Bol is currently the fastest 400mH runner.

@@Magnusfication…. Again, who has the world record? Bol can be the fastest every year from here on in the 400m hurdles, but she will not be THE FASTEST until she breaks the record…

@@THE_HMRC the world record belongs to the person who was the fastest ever. Not neccesarily the fastest at the moment. Whats so hard to understand about that. Or do you think Usain Bolt is currently faster than Noah Lyles?

​@@Magnusfication...You are correct. I understand what you are saying now.

Usain Bolt set the world record in 2009. He retired in 2017. Sydney is still an active runner and her world record is only 18 months old. So it is a completely different situation

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Where was Sydney at last years DL London? Femke could beat her that day.

You must be hallucinating because She's never beaten Sydney! Keep dreaming, she can be as good as you want her to be but the real queen of the 400M hurdle is Sydney. Twenty yards Sydney smoked her in the Japan Olympic!

@@andrewhopoi1364 You may be so addicted to Sydney but why has she been in a basement for almost 2 years. The last time I saw Fenke win the 400 meter hurdle, she had a 12 meter lead over number 2 at the World Championships and she has already won the 400 meters outdoors and indoors this year with a World Cup record each time. You can say that Sydney is better ???? but where is she??...

Thats the 12 x2 is What Sydney beat her by at Tokyo! Sydney will destroy her in the 400 too not just the hurdle.@@donaldotrumpie8067

Ha Ha When will Mclauglin come out of the cellar, Bol will improve the world record almost every day. And Lieke Klaver is also getting faster... The small Netherlands shows the world who has the fastest women... and watch this again and then shut up

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In the meantime, Bol keeps winning world championships and breaking world records.. Just now once more, in Glasgow. This mysterious injury of Sydney is taking way too much time.. what's going on?

Yep, we will see what happens..

BOL never has been faster than Sidney.

@@nunoclingtoncosta9581 Bol is already faster on the flat 400. Bol's indoor World Record is worth 1272 IAF points, and McLaughlins PB on the flat gives 1257 IAF points. On the hurdles though you should remember that Bol only started in 2019 (!) while mcLaughlin started on the hurdles in 2016. So McLaughlin had a large headstart. Nevertheless Bol got a bronze medal in Tokio in 2021, with only 2 (!) years of experience. That is completely ridiculous... Furthermore, McLaughlin won that final with a then World Record of 51.46, which she ran 5 years after starting on the hurdles in 2016. However in 2023 Bol ran a 51.45 in London, which would have won gold in Tokyo, and she did this only 4 years after starting on the hurdles. In other words: McLaughlin and Bol are on quite similar development curves (and if anything Bol seems to be developing a bit faster), but Bol started 3 years later in time. What the current status is is completely unclear, Bol has continued to make strong progress over the last 1.5 year, while McLaughlin has more or less disappeared... And nobody knows what she is going to do...

What battle? Sydney has ALWAYS beaten her easily. Their progressions aren't even similar. One is and has been world class at several distances for years. The other is Bol.

@@efisgpr O you mean Bol the world champion and world record holder?

and yes I know what her best time is and that Femke is 0,77 seconds away from that. But it’s a WR for a reason nobody knows if she can run that again

Bol ran 49.26 indoor and other 2 times under 50. So outdoor it's easy under 49

@@francescostano4445 yeah I think if she would’ve competed at 400m outdoor more she could easily have gone under 49. But she didn’t just yet

How can Femke be the best when she hasn’t beaten any of Sydney’s best times? Sydney was injured for part of the past season and followed her coach’s decision to rest and heal for the rest of the season instead of possibly suffering a worse injury. I know that it took me almost 6 months to recover from a pulled hamstring at 25, and I had never experienced anything worse than a sprained ankle in high school and college before that injury.

@@Bruin4Life yeah I know, it’s a good decision cause we wouldn’t like to see here have an even worse injury. So I don’t blame her for not racing but this way we don’t know where she is in the hurdles at this moment. So now/in 2023 Femke was the best over hurdles

By your logic, Lebron is the best NBA player ever because Michael Jordan stopped competing? Stupid. Sydney would destroy her head to head just as she’s done in the past. We’ll see it again in Paris.

lol how can you say she's the best when she hasnt broken the record?

She's been the Best in 2023, the record will come Femke's way soon enough.@@user-po5ec1cz2z

What on earth is NBA' who is Lebron? That being the case, why is the yank in hiding, she's scared of defeat, that's why. @@michaelmiller6878

Femke Bol has NEVER beaten Sydney McLaughlin. It is much easier to win the gold medal when the dominator is absent. So Bol didn't really prove that she is the best.

in the most perfect circumstances ever, we will know who is the fastest when they run together. For know Femke is the reigning world champion, and that’s a fact.

Hasn't tried to compete against Femke? She beat Femke everything they ran against each other.

Nope. Femke is amazing, truly, but Sydney is way better. Sydney is the best ever

@@cerberus2654And when was this, please tell us?

@@travisjazzbo3490 Nope, Sydney is a no show. She is like a Football team that only wants to play the Super Bowl or the Final of the Champions League. But that is not how it works. To be the "best" you have to take part in the sport. Not sit at home waiting for one single race...

@@DexterGordon-dr8qd I guess when she is fully recovered and back and crushing everyone again, you will feel better about her. Good for you little fella

Bol ran 49.26 indoor this season. The only reason why her best time outdoor is still 49.44 is that she ran only two races this year in the beginning of the season because she was concentrating on the hurdles. But with the improvements she had this year she can go easy under 49

Important correction: the reality WAS. Sydney hasnt run a 400mH in 2023. Bol is currently the fastest female hurdler in the world by a large margin. You cant win if yiu dont compete. We know Bol has gotten faster. We dont know if and what kind of progression Sydney has made. All the more reason why i hope we get to see them go head to head in the 400mH final in Paris. But it looks like Sydney might choose the 400 instead. A shame, but understandable from her perspective.

whahahaha bol eats sidney for breakfast now

What nonsense are you talking ? So Noah lyles is better than bolt cause he hasn't completed ? Bro, the man said Bol's best time is not even in Syd's top 5. Bol won cause Syd isn't there. They even asked her if she wants to double in the 400 and she said no... Cause Syd is there full time now.

@@ThaSpeedsterZ McLaughlin ran only 2 times faster than Bol's best time. What are you talking about?

😂😂😂ok

I think you are thinking too much. Sydney is currently being coached by the greatest sprint coach ever, Bobby Kersee. Bobby would not be coaching her if she was not focused on being the greatest female 400m and 400m H ever.

I think McLaughlin will only run the open 400 meters.

She sat out because of a knee injury and her coach did not want to aggravate it.

In your dreams 😂

And you know what the damage of such things is? The runners who did not win on the day because of Marion Jones Thompson's cheating did not get their carreers back when she was caught. Because their place in the limelight, their seconds of fame had been stolen from them. And their later promotion after the cheaters removal went largely unnoted. In this way everybody was a loser.

What? LOL

That’s the only way Bol would win a gold. Not going to happen.

​@@michaelmiller6878exactly, McLaughlin will not compete so she's not a problem anymore

@@michaelmiller6878 You can only race who is there. If Sydney retired before Paris it is an admission she is not willing for whatever reason to compete against Bol and risk losing. If that scenario presented itself and Bol wins she is worthy champion just as Sydney was. No-one stays the best forever my friend. All champions have a used by date.

Where did you get this information from? Hell will freeze over sooner than Sydney will retire before the Paris Olympics. 😆 It is not even worth discussing.

​@@andyjohhs2032i guess from the same place the Sydney fanboys get their information from.

Who has more WC golds? who has more Olympic golds? 😂 Femme is a no-show at the finish line...

@@efisgpr Euhm.. 20 wins in 20 races on the 400 and 400 hurdles in 2023... "no show at the finish line"?? The final tally will be made up when both their carreers are over, and by who has the WR by then.

@@efisgprEyes on the past makes you blind for the future.

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whahahahahahahhahaha we will see

Femke is still so young, and she doesn't have to thank anyone if that person isn't there. And that other person will only get slower and Femke will only get faster. But we'll see, I hope in Paris..

@@donaldotrumpie8067 They're both young.Sydney is faster,stronger and more technically better than that other person.I ran the event in university.

@@angelobraam6157 We have seen. Watch the videos of their head to head competitions. Not even close.

​@@davidzuk4894sydney groupie. All I saw this yr was a winning Femke. 🤫

And your so good Beast still hasn’t come close to Sydney’s world records lol.

@@talismon63bol is the world record holder indoors at 400 😂😂😂

@@StarzzyJJASD 49,24 ----> bamm, thats power

Where have you been the last year, its only a matter of time that Bol will be faster..

@guido1111 michaelmiller6878 has already said that this year Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was concentrating on the 400 flat. Then she got injured. So it is obvious that could she not compete in the World Championships in Budapest. It is much easier to win the gold medal when the dominator is not present.

​@@jimgroxx4195its even easier to claim youre fast without showing up to prove it. Sydney was the fastest in 2022. CURRENTLY Bol is the fastest. Acknowledging that fact takes nothing away from Sydney or her accomplishments.

@@Magnusfication Sydney had the World Lead in the 400m flat this year. So she was really fast. Do you think that she forgot how to hurdle? I don't think so. 😅

@@jimgroxx4195 i didnt say that i thought she wouldnt be fast. Maybe even faster than anyone else. But as long she doesnt participate, she cant be the fastest in that event. Its really that simple. To be able to win and be the fastest, you have to compete. Also she had a world leading time outdoor. Bol set the indoor WR which was the oldest WR in all of athletics.

?? where did you get that information? What is your source? I'd really like to know!

"Femke has no chance to beat Sydney". Bol has no chance because Sydney does not compete.

If Sydney competes in the 400m hurdles Femke will be eating her dust.@@ignacedhont9816

Especially if they invent a new pair of cheating shoes like at Tokyo.

So Femke Bol ran in Tokyo in Dutch wooden clogs? 😃 The problem is that everyone used there track spikes with carbon plates. As far as know the Dutch were among the first who had them.

​@ignacedhont9816 She is not fast enough to beat Sydney. And she never will be...

Huh? Femke couldn't even make a team of the 4 fastest women of 2023. Paulino has the second fastest 400m time with Brittan Wilson and Rhasidat Adeleke both over .60 faster than Femke. Bol only had the 11th fastest time in 2023. Where do people get this idea that she's so great at the flat 400m? Do you guys even read the athlete stats at the World Athletics site?

Such teams make no sense. According to the World Athletics rules, world records in relays can only be set if all team members have the same nationality.

​@@jollymolly2521possibly due to the fact that she destroyed the indoor record last season running 3 sub 50 times.

​@@jollymolly2521you know that's because she only focused on the 400h in 2023? You know what 49.26 indoor means? That's why people know that she is great on the flat 400. Maybe because she has always beaten athletes like Kaczmarek (who won silver at worlds and has a PB of 49.48) by at least 0.5 seconds. Obviously if you run only 2 races outdoor at the beginning of the season and only focusing on another event you can't have the best time. Also in 2022 Bol ran 50.30 indoor and then 49.44 outdoor, this year she improved to 49.26 indoor so you can imagine what she can do outdoor. That's why people consider her one of the best

In 2023 Bol competed with Kaczmarek in the individual 400m only once (49.82 vs. 50.34). But it was one of Kaczmarek's slowest runs of the season. It is a huge exaggeration to say that Bol has ALWAYS beaten her by at least 0.5 seconds. For example you can compare their split times in the 4x400m relay at the last WCh.

She is not going to run, she is going to get knocked up by a hood rat

Long long time ago. Bol likely to win this year.

It is really laughable how you Americans cling on to things that have happend 2 to 3 years ago... Getting desperate?

Explain?

Femke Bol won all international 400m hurdles compitions in 2023. And you can't say the same about Sydney, and she will have to train hard to reach that level again!🤔

Sorry, Sydney is not ready to win the 400m hurdle race against Femke Bol at the Olympics 2024 in Paris.Maybe she will find an excuus not to run against her and choose the 400m flat!😁