Pura Vida Logo
Femke Bol: ‘You don't feel the fatigue with such a fantastic Brussels crowd’
Femke Bol: ‘You don't feel the fatigue with such a fantastic Brussels crowd’
Fri Sep 13 2024

Brussels

 

For Femke Bol the Allianz Memorial Van Damme is a meet close to home, where she'll be the favourite to win the closing 400 metres of the Wanda Diamond League final.

"At the end of the season everyone is tired, but with such a fantastic crowd in Brussels you don't even feel the fatigue," the Dutchwoman said at pre-event press conference on Thursday.

Bol dominated the 400m hurdles in this season's Wanda Diamond League, winning all four events thus far and taking her Diamond League winning streak to 23 races.

“On Saturday I would love to finish in style by winning the finale for the fourth year in a row," she said after settling for bronze at the Paris Olympic Games, but claiming a 4x400m relay silver and a spectacular mixed relay gold.

"With the support of the fans it should be possible to do something nice on Saturday. "At the end of the season everyone is tired, but with such a fantastic crowd in Brussels you don't even feel the fatigue.

Currently over 70,000 tickets have been sold across the two Allianz Memorial Van Damme nights on Friday and Saturday, with the Memorial breaking its own ticket record as well as that of all previous Diamond League finales. (Allianz Memorial Van Damme)