Dutchwoman Femke Bol easily qualified for the 400m final on Tuesday night at the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest.
Bol, 2022 world vice-champion and 2021 Olympic bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles, achieved the second fastest time in the semi-finals in 52 sec 95, behind the American Shamier Little, best time of the season in 52 sec 81.
The Dutch will aim for gold in the final on Thursday, five days after her cruel fall before the arrival of the mixed 4x400m relay which cost her team a medal. American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, world record holder in the 400m hurdles, who had chosen to line up in the 400m, withdrew from the Worlds due to a knee injury.
