Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's arch-rival, and Dutch Olympic champion hurdler, Femke Bol, recently revealed her training session for the new event in the upcoming season. Bol will be transitioning to the women's 800m event.Bol uploaded a video snap of her training session in South Africa for the new event on her Instagram profile. In the video, the athlete was sprinting her way through a grass track.The Dutch athlete expressed her thoughts on the same as she wrote in the caption,"Wickets to start the week" Screengrab of Femke Bol's Instagram story [Image Source : Femke Bol's Instagram] Bol recently took a trip to South Africa to get accustomed to the training for the 800m event. The Dutch athlete wrote in a previous Instagram post,"Time for the first camp of the season 🇿🇦☀️ Body and mind slowly but surely getting used to the 800m trainings. I’ve got a lot to learn, a lot of kilometres to run, there’ll be some more trials and errors, but mostly I’m enjoying this new road ⭐️" View this post on Instagram Instagram PostFemke Bol was last seen in action at the World Championships in Tokyo. The Dutch athlete won a gold medal in women's 400m hurdles, a silver medal in the mixed 4*400m relay and a bronze medal in the women's 4*400m relay event.When Femke Bol opened up about competing in the women's 800m Femke Bol at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 [Image Source: Getty] Femke Bol previously reflected her thoughts on competing in the women's 800m event. The 25-year-old Dutch athlete mentioned in one of her Instagram posts, "Now it's time for a new chapter. It's going to be an extra leap; I'm moving to the 800m. Fewer hurdles on the track, or well, a different kind of hurdles,' I've learned so much from hurdling, and I really loved, it will always have a special place in my heart. I'm ready for the next challenge, a new stimulus, a completely different kind of race, it's different from what I'm used to in the 400m hurdles, and I'm really excited to explore that." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostFemke Bol has displayed her prowess in the women's 400m hurdles event. She won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles event at the Tokyo World Championships, as well as the Diamond League finals held in Zurich this year.Following the World Championships, the Dutch athlete announced her intention to try her luck in the women's 800m event, instead of directly competing with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the women's 400m event. Interestingly, Femke Bol holds the indoor world record in women's 400m, having clocked 49.24 at the 2024 Dutch Indoor Championships. On the other hand, McLaughlin-Levrone missed the outdoor world record by a whisker when she won the World Championship gold medal in women's 400m with a record time of 47.78 seconds.