Olympic 400m women’s obstacles bronze medallist and globe champ Femke Bol claimed on Tuesday she will definitely miss this era’s inside personal events, along with the European Championships, to prioritise her particular person life.
Bol, 24, likewise gained a gold medal within the 4x400m mixed relay and silver within the 4x400m women’s relay within the Paris Games final summer season season but misplaced out on triumph in her beneficial event.
“I’m training hard and preparing myself for another successful year on the track, but I also felt that I needed a bit more time away from competing,” Bol claimed on Instagram.
“Therefore I’ve determined to not race individually this indoor season.
“It provides me the chance to have some even more time handling whatever that has actually occurred and focus on even more points beyond the sporting activities that are essential to me,” she added.
Bol’s solely indoor race this 12 months is about to be in her dwelling nation on the European Indoor Championships held between March 6-9.
“However, I can not and do not intend to miss out on a possibility to contend at a home champion!!!” she mentioned with out mentioning the world indoors in Nanjing, China held between March 21-23.
“So I will certainly be competing in Apeldoorn at the European Indoor Championships in the relays and fortunate sufficient it’s the very first time there’s likewise a combined relay!” she included.
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