Femke Bol, the Olympic 400m hurdles bronze medalist, broke the longest-standing world record in a track race, taking down a 41-year-old record in the women’s indoor 400m on Sunday.

Bol, 22, ran 49.26 seconds at the Dutch indoor championships in Apeldoorn.

“When I crossed the line I knew that the record was mine, because of the noise that the crowd made,” she said, according to World Athletics. Read More