Overview
- Bol finished second at the Ostrava Golden Spike on Tuesday, June 16, running 1:57.13 in her first outdoor 800m and moving to No. 3 on the Dutch all‑time outdoor list.
- Switzerland’s Audrey Werro won the race in a meeting‑record performance reported as 1:54.45 by one outlet and 1:54.55 by another, with all sources agreeing she beat Bol.
- Bol trimmed nearly two seconds from her indoor debut time after clocking 1:59.07 at Meeting Metz Moselle on February 8, showing rapid early progression over two races at the distance this year.
- Her move from the 400m hurdles involves a major shift in training and race craft, with Bol increasing weekly mileage to about 40–55 km and working to control lactic buildup, heart rate, and in‑race tactics.
- Bol and her coach frame the switch as a long game aimed at peaking for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, with Audrey Werro’s 1:53.98 in Stockholm standing as the immediate benchmark she must close the gap on.