Athletics-Brilliant Bol retains 400m hurdles title in style

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Women's 400m Hurdles Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 19, 2025 Netherlands' Femke Bol crosses the finish line to win the final REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

TOKYO (Reuters) - Femke Bol put the seal on a fantastic season by retaining her world 400 metres hurdles title in emphatic style on Friday as the Dutchwoman stormed home in a world-leading 51.54 seconds.

Jasmine Jones of the U.S. finished like a train to take silver in a personal best of 52.08, while Emma Zapletalova got a surprise bronze in a Slovakia national record of 53.00.