The women’s 400m hurdles finals had athletes on two completely opposite ends of the spectrum of emotions. On one hand you had Femke Bol, reclaiming her 2022 World Championships title, fending off the competition with a world-leading run. After the race, Bol was all smiles with the medal around her neck and the flag of the Netherlands slung around her shoulders. And on the other, you had Dalilah Muhammad, a former world and Olympic champion, who placed seventh and bade an emotional farewell to the sport.

“ It was not the way I would have wanted to end it, but I think, you know, we’ve done so much this year. It’s been a good year nonetheless, ” said Muhammad after the finals earlier today, in an interview with Citius Mag. It isn’t how any athlete would choose to end their career, but as M

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