Untouchable World Record Was Just DESTROYED 

I got probably 50 requests to make this video. You guys are awesome. What times do you think Bol will run in 2023?

It was such an amazing run. When she outran Lieke Klaver in the first 200m, who usually starts quicker, it was clear we were in for something special.

So happy for her! She seems like such a happy athlete and enjoys every time she runs. A few weeks ago I gave Femke props for her 200m time and all the haters came out to diss her, Well, she now holds the 500m and 400m indoor records as well as breaking the 400m record that stood for over 40 years. She is legit! This years worlds is going to be fire with her, the Jamaicans and the super strong American gals as well.

Under 50 indoors is really, really fast. Running on the banked curves is a different skill. The average person does not appreciate how difficult indoor running is. It's a fascinating sport, and it merits more fans.

We’re so lucky to see Femke and Sydney racing at the same time

Good for HER! A real woman and not some roided up monster. Femke is amazing and she's only getting better. Those Dutch women are amazing athletes. They have owned cycling for years!

Femke vs. Sydney is gonna be a fierce battle! Bol has clearly been putting in some work to close the gap on Sydney. I'm sure Sydney has too. This is gonna be good!

Finally! Good to see this record back in the hands of a clean athlete! 💯

Have always been a big fan of Bol. She’s such a hard worker, and still so young! Plus, Bol is only 1 letter away from Bolt...

That is absolutely insane!!! She is showing up the 400m runners. Breaking a record of Kratocvilova is crazy as well by 0.33 seconds, simply incredible. She didn't get that much credit for the 500 because its not raced often so I'm gladshe could take this record.

Wow, I did not see that coming. That was a crazy performance.

We are proud of Femke and Lieke, I think Lieke has played a big role as well as training and mental buddy for Femke. Can't wait for the next outdoor 400m and see what she does

I like your unbiased enthousiasm for the sport. Very refreshing ✌️❤️

She's got such a fluid stride - a pleasure to watch!

We're so proud of her in the Netherlands!

Femke Bol currently has a better indoor record than outdoor record which I think indicates how much better she is than last year.

Huge improvement also by Klaver running 50.34, probably the reason Bol got the record because Klaver was pushing her. Klaver's pacing at the 400m has greatly improved, she's not dying at the last meters anymore; shedding some of those muscles to get lighter might improve her time more. The 200m, 400m and 800m are STACKED with so many young and talented athletes, 2023 will be a treat.

It's really grand to actually see and witness young athletes develop and come of age. I recall seeing the great Usain Bolt exhibiting his magnificent form of endurance when seemingly shifting gears within a race and explode not once but twice during a race. Track and field is the ultimate athlete performance for sports viewing. Thanks for keeping us all current on the development of these champions.

Femke Bol dominated the indoor 400 in Europe for several years. The talent was always there. Setting those records has made her known to more people.

She is not a rising star… she is already world class and totally unique 💥

Kudos to you, bro. Putting this production together, with the all the research, video compilations, the writing, and editing. Seems like a monster project but you make it sound like a slide on ice. Bravo.

Klaver was great too…

wow! She literally beat a doping man to get this world record. Amazing achievement!

Really hoping we see bol-McLaughlin races in both 400 and 400H

Fan-tas-tic WR! A perfect prelude to her outdoor hurdling. She says she’ll stick to the 400H even if that means being second forever, but I think Femke will probably be much closer to Sydney on the 400H this year: Femke didn’t break her PB in 2022 on the hurdles because the 15 strikes combined with her increasing flatspeed were slowing her down (made her take too small steps). Not natural and she came too close on the hurdles. Now, however, she’s been training on 14 strikes since December, which suits her height of 1.84 m. much better. With the longer, natural strikes her flatspeed has already improved spectacular. A year before her WR of 49.26 indoor her PB was 50.63, so she took off 1.37 sec. I think that, due to the adjusted training, the progress on Femkes hurdling will be even bigger (the 400 hurdles gap between Sidney’s WR and Femke’s PB btw is 1.35 sec). I think Sydney needs another WR to stay ahead of Femke (which is not impossible). There’s no saying where this will lead to. I hope Sydney is going for the hurdles in Budapest WC. Femke for sure is. We’re in for a treat. (Lucky me: I got tickets for Budapest day 1, 4 and 6 to see Femke in mixed 4x400 and hurdling (and Sifan Hassan I hope).

Impressive accomplishments for this young lady, Bol. But what adds to this, is your commentary. I thoroughly enjoyed this video, nicely done sir

So happy for her! Hopefully more of these long standing records from obviously doped up runners from the 80s and 90s will fall.

Nice video ... the stadium was shocked ... utter disbelief.

Nice video! And nice overview and analysis too. The kneejerk reaction is very often “oh Femke ran this time, so Sydney will run 1,4 seconds faster” , but that never takes intoaccount the difference in their situation. On top of being a bit younger Femke could also well be at a different point in her development curve. When Sydney was already at the Olympics, Femke was probably doing a very limited training program as the system for Track and Field in NL is just not all that and she also did not have the Ingebritsen style father. The first time she jumped a hurdle was three years later, but if you look back that was just running a 400 flat en doing a little jump whenever she came across a hurdle. She is getting stronger, faster and her hurdling technique also has plenty of room for improvement, unlike Sydney’s who already does not even seem to notice that the hurdles are there. I would still expect Sydney to just come out on top in the end, but the idea that she will stroll to a Paris Olympics 400 plus 400 hurdles double with no competitions not right.

very off topic but TRP´s foreign name pronunciation is getting so much better😂

I am absolutely happy with the fact that finally that very very dubious record has been broken. Cheers to Femke. VERY WELL DONE!!!

I would love it if you put in uncut footage of the race for short races like this

Kratochvilova was outrageously doped. Thanks for putting that record in the rear view mirror!

I love Sydney. But I love Femke for another reason. I put her and Abby Steiner into the same class as two girls who are not only on the cusp of world records but also girls who are not afraid of crashing and burning from a lot of competition. I don't think that Sydney was wrong to concentrate last year and set something remarkable. But I also applaud these other girls for continuing to test the limits of endurance and showing such diverse talent. And I think that they are still learning what they can do, so it's good to do a lot of testing. And now the records are falling. I pray that they all stay healthy for years to come and we can enjoy the rivalries.

I'm so glad femke managed to get this record as it feels like she'll be playing secind fiddle to sydney mclaughlin for large parts of her career. Having said that, as you point out we may find that femke can be a lot closer to sydney than any of us expected in the flat & the hurdles. Game on.

What a fantastic breakdown. Thanks for the video!

And you can tell from her state at the finish line that she still has so much in store. Wow

This is the best news we've had in awhile, thanks for posting. There are two reasons why this record is so significant: the tarnished competition of the past and the disgraceful unfair competition of the present. When Jarmila Kratochvílová set the world record in 1983 she was taking steroids so in reality that record should be taken away. To this day Jarmila refuses to admit she was a Doper like all the Soviet Russia & Soviet Satellite nations athletes and says it was rigorous training and high doses of vitamin B12 that account for her records, a claim treated with skepticism by several anti-doping campaigners. On Feb 19, 2023 Femke Bol broke the record CLEANLY which shows how much better she is than any of the Soviet or Soviet Satellite athletes with their drug-assisted records. Secondly, because of all the disgusting news lately in Scotland along with anywhere in the world of women's competitive sports, my first reaction to the title of this post was, "Oh no another male Trans-woman is dominating another women's sport. It is wonderful to see that she is a real woman and I will look for future coverage of her races. It's too bad that in North America where I live Track & Field sports are very poorly received and publicized.

i hope in the next olympics they could make the scedule so that both Bol and Mclaughlin can do the 400m and 400m hurdles, cuz usually the scedule doesnt allow for that.

Greatness, her destiny, to break that record 400m, amazing. Her against Sydney in both 400m and 400H will be the ultimate races, and she is only 22yrs old. May she improve more. More records.

I'm so glad you included footage of her workouts to give a greater perspective on just how much goes into building a full-time elite athlete. Modern training techniques are so amazingly advanced compared to the previous 50 years. Gratitude for your continued excellent presentations.

I'm glad Femke is around, it'll make Sydney keep pushing because she knows this girl is good, I want some more of those 80s drug cheat records to go.

She's an actual MACHINE!!

Congratulations to Bol. Beating the AMAZING Kratochvilova is something special. Big love to two great athletes.

You underestimated her, she's amazing and has such a sweet nature about her.

Glad to see records from "THAT ERA" go down.

I always thought that 400m record had some doping behind it. Crazy that Femke could top it. Bol is a monster and super strong. I hate to take away from her, but I'm curious what Bol and of course Sydney would do in the out door 400m.

Awwwwww yeaaa! Knew you’d cover this record!

It’s fantastic that these 2 women are breaking records at the same time. It will be amazing to see what that competition creates.

amazing runner....the world of female track is so interesting....quite a number of great stars.

Congrats to Bol for the phenomenal record! You know what this means... that it'll be a prickling itch for Sydney McLaughlin to scratch!

I am looking forwards to see Femke and Sydney battle each other in the 400 meter flat and hurdles. Both are extreme talented athletes. And i think both wil set their names in historie books of the athelatics sports. I am a fan of Femke.

I have always told people to keep an eye on her. I believe it was her leg on a 4x4 that caused me to have a peak interest in her.

It's great to see her and some other young stars breaking records and bringing track and field back to the fore front!

Femke Bol has gorgeous running style that other one not so much..

I love your shows, non biased and entertaining. 🇨🇦 Vet

Let’s not forget about Lieke Klaver in 2nd! Running one of the worlds top 10 indoor times this year.

Who is that in second place not far behind? That's special too! Femke is a class act, so good to see her success.

Unbelievable 😱

Absolutely! You are spot on in your expectations. What a superb athlete.

Sydney is watching this closely, her next race is gonna be great! 🔥🔥🔥

Wow! Wot a stunning performance!! It's great to see an untouchable women's record from the 1980's get laid to waste. After this, I can see the outdoor records going down too (via Bol or McLoughlin). But wot a run this was.......and she was so genuinely shocked herself! Great to do it at a national champs too - the Dutch should have a Bank Holiday after that!

The really tough one is going to be the outdoor 47.6s set by Marita Koch on 6th October 1985, the longest standing official track world record. Nobody has got within half a second of that in the era of modern drug testing.

I was actually there in Canberra, Australia when Marita Koch was 47.60 sec. Crazy record. Would be amazing if that was at last broken.

Wow!! Insane! Thanks for another awesome video. Cheers!

The second placer looks good too!!

In case anyone here didn't know this, the men’s indoor 400m WR was held for 13 years by another 400m hurdler, Kerron Clement (from 2005-2018).

Wow!! All that hard gym work and track training has paid off for this girl! Amazing!!

Klaver ran very well, smarter than usual and didnt burn out the first 200 like shes apt to do. Kudos to her run as well.

Perfection of precision, efficiency is the key, more forward propulsion effect, not more effort at all. A half addititional cm each step, just by precise technique. At the end, everything must fit.

I look forward to seeing her and Sydney compete in the open 400m.

She’s so strong. I’d love to see her go after the 800 m record!

Femke Bol is truly special. No end-zone dancing, taunting or strutting....just poise and elegance. Jarmila, on the other hand, was a fearsome person ( even for the age of juicing) that looked like an NCAA wrestler. Sydney's 50.68 is unworldly and won't be easily broken in the next 10 years.

Bol/McLaughlin clash at the 2024 Olympics in Paris is gonna be Legendary !!!!🔥🔥🔥

Hopefully Bol and McLaughlin will compete against each other in both the 400 and the 400 hurdles this season. They will push each other to new heights.

Femke Bol is a legitimate world champion. So glad to see her get the record. If you’ve ever watched Jarmila Kratochvílová race, you’d immediately ask, “What’s a man doing running in a women’s event?” Anabolic steroids will do that to a woman.

Glad that dirty WR was finally taken down by a clean athlete

This time she means business

Beating a world record set by a woman who looked like she was clearly using ped's is a great thing for track. I am so excited for the first time ever more about the female side of track and field then the male side. Femke Bol and Sydney McLaughlin are going to be epic this year.

I wonder how Sydney mclaughin will do when she does the 400

Jarmila Kratochvilova still holds the world record for the 800m run outdoors. Maybe this is also another challenge for Femke Bol :D

So happy one of these doped up records fell.

Time is on her side too... only 22. WOW!

Outstanding!!! Femke Bol!

first of her many achievements to come! bravo

Well, I'm definitely impressed by Femke. We'll see.

This WOMAN ..Bol stayed.. many congratulations!!!¡

Don't forget Naser is back in '23

Never heard of her but I'm glad you introduced us. I knew about Sidney Mclaughlin. Hoping for a great outdoor season ❤

So happy for Femke Bol to achieving WR both on 400mts & 500mts 🔥🔥 given her age, she's destined to be among the best of the best of all time.

Apparently Bol is practicing taking 14 steps between hurdles this year. Given her height (6-feet), I think she realized she had to learn how to alternate legs in order to stand a chance of winning against Sydney. It will be interesting to see if she can pull it off.

You go girl..🔥🔥🔥 I think you just found your new race to OWN!!! I actually think she could beat Sydney in the 400m straight. She's GOT to go for it. Let's GO!!

Damn. I googled pics of Jarmila and she was looking like Captain America and shit. What super soldier serum was she on🤔🤔😂😂

In December in the Dutch press I read a report about her doing special training in South Africa to bring her hurdles stride pattern down from 15 to 14, if her upward progress will take here to that level then we are in for some surprises.

I would love to see Bol, McLaughlin, and Steiner race in the 400 at the Olympics. I also can't wait to see the USA 4x400 relay in the Olympics.

I like the shock on the face of the second place finisher as she crossed the line after she saw the record breaking time

I was just paitiently wait for you to post this bro😭😭😭😭

I wasn't sure she could get out ahead of Klaver, who used to take off SO fast in the first 200. But it seems that a. Klaver is running smarter, and b. Bol is turning into even more of a monster. To take down a Jarmila WR...WOW!

The 400 is one of the hardest races to run. I was top ranked in my division for the 110m high hurdles and pole vault, my coach had me fill in on the 400 once, and I came in dead last and way behind. Really pitiful showing. I told my coach don't you ever do that to me again! I had never trained for that. I have a ton of respect for these athletes.

Femke Bol(t) 🚀