A world record that smacks of history the one set by Femke Bol and breaks a record she held for 41 years.
With the super time of 49"26, the Dutch broke the record of the 400 m indoors at the national championships in Apeldoorn, improving by 33 cents the time of 49.59 set by Jarmila Kratochvilova, which dated back to the European indoor championships in Milan in 1982. An incredible progress seven tenths of the Bol, compared to 49.96 eight days ago in Metz, and also better than the Dutch champion's outdoor personal, the 49.44 with which she graduated European gold in Monaco.