Femke Bol has won the world title in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 51.70 seconds at the World Athletic Championships in Berlin. The 23-year-old took gold, the Dutch team’s first at the tournament. The Dutch athletes have won two other medals. Anouk Vetter took the bronze in the heptathlon, and Sifan Hassan snatched the bronze in the 1,500 meter. National team coach Laurent Meuwly announced in February that Femke Bol would run faster than she ever has in the 400 meter hurdles. The world title in Budapest was the proof of that.