De 44e editie van de FBK Games in Hengelo op Pinkstermaandag 9 juni werd opgesierd met vier Nederlandse overwinningen. Lees hier hoe onze Nederlandse toppers gepresteerd hebben in de Internationale competitie.

Dutch star Femke Bol and USA’s Chase Jackson were the stars who shone brightest at the 44th edition of the FBK Games in Hengelo on Monday (9), a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting.

The 44th edition of the FBK Games will again see a slew of stars descend on Hengelo on Monday (9) for the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting. Many of the brightest names in Dutch athletics will take on world-class rivals in what should be another memorable edition. Here are five top storylines to follow.

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The line-up for the 44th edition of the FBK Games in Hengelo on Whit Monday, June 9, was announced Monday morning by the organizing body, Global Sports Communication. Numerous Dutch athletes will be present to compete for victory in what is expected to be a sold-out Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium. Femke Bol and Jessica Schilder both expressed great excitement about the only international top-level athletics meet held in the Netherlands.

Nadine Visser will compete in the 100-meter hurdles at the upcoming FBK Games on Whit Monday, the event in which she has excelled for over a decade. Since 2014, she has been in a class of her own in the Netherlands, and on the international stage she continues to climb, consistently reaching the finals at the biggest championships. On June 9, she will make her ninth appearance at the only international top-level athletics meeting in the Netherlands.

Paralympic champions such as Lara Baars, Fleur Jong, and Joël de Jong will be competing at the Fanny Blankers Koen Games on June 9!

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Three-time European shot put champion Jessica Schilder will be competing at the FBK Games in Hengelo. She returns to the shot put ring where she improved her own Dutch record last year to 20.33 meters. Currently, she is in the best form of her career, as evidenced by her 20.69 meters during the recent indoor season, still the best performance worldwide this year, and the 20.47 meters she threw outdoors in late April.

Lieke Klaver will compete in the 44th edition of the FBK Games on Whit Monday, June 9, in Hengelo. The 26-year-old athlete will compete in the 200 meters.

Niels Laros is coming to the FBK Games. After his sparkling performance at the previous edition of the FBK Games in the 1000 metres, in which he improved the world junior record and the Dutch record, Laros will start in the 800 metres on Whit Monday 9 June.