Extra large names be part of the London Athletics Meet on July 19
A number of world champion Femke Bol, a triple medallist on the 2024 Olympic Video games, will compete within the 400m hurdles on the London Athletics Meet on Saturday July 19, the place the Dutch athlete be joined by British stars Molly Caudery and Morgan Lake.
The 25-year-old Bol boasts an distinctive Diamond League file — undefeated since her debut in 2021 — and an excellent file within the British capital, the place she set a Diamond League better of 51.30 in 2024, eclipsing the 51.45 mark she’d set on the London Stadium 12 months beforehand.
Bol set a European file of fifty.95 in Switzerland final summer season, taking half a second off her lifetime greatest. She went on to win 4x400m blended relay gold, 4x400m silver and 400m hurdles bronze on the Olympic Video games in Paris, bettering the person bronze she received in Tokyo in 2021.
Her medal haul lately has been spectacular. Double silver on the 2022 World Championships in Oregon (400m hurdles and 4x400m blended relay) was adopted by a hat-trick of gold medals on the European Championships later that summer season (400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay). She improved additional in 2023, successful double gold within the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
In 2024, she was topped Diamond League champion for the fourth successive yr, concluding one other profitable yr of competitors that included reducing her personal world indoor file to take the worldwide 400m title in Glasgow in March (49.17) along with successful double gold on the European Championships (400m hurdles and 4x400m relay).
“My first run in London in 2023 was a dream come true, and to go even faster in 2024 was unimaginable, there’s simply one thing so particular about competing in that stadium,” stated Bol, who owns 20 of the 50 quickest 400m hurdles marks of all time. “I’ve been coaching effectively and I’m so motivated for the summer season forward. The considered competing within the London Diamond League — which is considered one of my favorite races on the circuit — simply provides me such a buzz. The final two years had been magical and my performances gave me such a lift. I can’t wait to get again on the market, to really feel the vitality from the gang, and to go away all of it on the observe.”
Recent from a powerful indoor marketing campaign, Caudery will return to London brimming with confidence. The 24-year-old from Cornwall grew to become the primary British lady in historical past to win a world pole vault title when she soared to World Indoor gold in Glasgow final yr, earlier than securing European silver in Rome three months later. With a lifetime better of 4.92m and victories at a number of key worldwide meets, Caudery has established herself as a agency residence favorite for the London meet.
“Profitable gold in Glasgow was past something I imagined — the assist from the house crowd was unforgettable,” stated Caudery. “To be again competing in London this summer season is such an enormous motivation for me. I’m in a superb place bodily and mentally, and I simply need to hold constructing on what I’ve achieved up to now. Vaulting in entrance of a packed stadium once more can be such a particular second.”
Three-time Olympian and British record-holder Morgan Lake can also be confirmed for the excessive bounce in London. The 27-year-old has loved some sturdy outcomes, ending fourth on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and representing Crew GB finally summer season’s Olympic Video games. With a nationwide file of 1.99m and constant performances across the excessive bounce circuit, Lake arrives in London aiming to entertain her residence crowd.
“Competing in entrance of a house crowd all the time brings out the very best in me,” stated Lake. “The vitality is unbelievable and I’m excited to be a part of such an unimaginable line-up this yr. I’m trying ahead to constructing effectively all through the season.
“I all the time stay up for competing within the London stadium – the whole lot about it’s world-class,” stated Lake. “I’m having fun with my new coaching arrange and I’m aiming excessive once more this yr, and I do know London can be one other essential step on that journey.”
This yr’s London Athletics Meet is sort of bought out. Lower than 500 tickets can be found, with costs ranging from £25 for adults and £5 for juniors.
