TV commentators go wild for Femke Bol’s sprint finish
Femke Bol’s sprint finish to give the Netherlands gold in the 4×400 mixed relay competition at the Paris Olympics on Saturday has led to superlative newspaper headlines, and extremely enthusiastic television commentary around the world.
From Brazil to Greece, commentators became more and more excited as Bol moved into third place before overtaking the British and US teams ahead of the finish, just outside the world record time.
Just watch this finish in the 4x400m relay
Femke Bol came back from 4th place + a 10m deficit to beat the USA and win GOLD! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/62Iya4IkAh
— Eurosport (@eurosport) August 3, 2024
4X #FemkeBol becommentarieerd in een andere taal. #OlympischeSpelen
Hilarisch eigenlijk, al die reporters worden gek. 😉 😂😂😂Bon, mooie dag nog #Xsjes #dingendoen
FEMKE BOL pic.twitter.com/Iadj4Lcz3k
— 🎸-How Rude- 🔊 (@RuudieThe4) August 4, 2024
The Guardian likened Bol to Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter, saying she is “only a ‘t’ off”, and said her forthcoming race against Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the 400 metres hurdles is one of the must see events of the tournament.
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