Famke Bol getting hate from non-running Twitter(X) for her voice

Wouldn’t really call it hate, it’s just a joke

No girl wants to be compared to Mickey Mouse.

But man, I didn’t expect her to sound like that at all…

I appreciate that she's not self conscious about it. She does a full round of interviews shortly after the race in English and Dutch despite knowing that her voice won't normalize for an hour or more.

Bol said the only thing she was upset about was that World Athletics changed its seeding criteria 48 hours before the tournament, using world rankings instead of best times. Bol said it was very annoying and she was stressed because it meant Alexis Holmes was in her opening heat. The plan was to run 52 in the heat. But with Holmes in there they didn't know what she would do. Bol thought she might have to run 50 in an opening heat. But fortunately Holmes didn't want to push either, so everything went as planned with 52. It's Dutch but there are subtitles:

Here is Bol's coach Laurent Meuwly in Glasgow agreeing with a Sebastian Coe suggestion that Bol has a future at 800. But Bol was also asked about it in a post race interview this weekend and pushed back against it:

Assholes from World Athletics as usually, really nothing new, probably even did it on purpose ;) looking at my pdf :):):) but this one was sent from Glasgow probably.

Their typical "rowbottom", even and actually specifically in Monaco. Please move to rural, south France - "Oly No.1 sport" :D:D:D

btw. extremely stupid "joke" ofc, internet assholes, cowboys and "journalists"

* if auto-trans to EN was at least a little bit correct

Seems it was well deserved.

What a childishly stupid thing to be concerned with. It's like there are a bunch of immature for their age middle schoolers mocking someone who is successful.

Honestly, mocking someone, especially for something they have no control over, is sadly childish and speaks to some kind of serious low self esteem as an adult.

On a serious note, I've been looking for a Femke Bol documentary.. or some more detail on her upbringing.. did she compete in gymnastics, play soccer, how and when did they know about her talent? Always love these backstories, but been hard to find. As a coach, she has developed amazing speed endurance and would love to know what that aha moment was from the coach/parent/teammate that said, "wow, we have a world champion in our midsts."

It's probably a pimply-faced dweeb from this website that is posting it. How often have you seen their posts here about her voice?

Losers...

I love the Dutch/West Germanic language. It is actually the easiest language for English speakers to learn and nearly 100% of those in the Netherlands have a firm grasp of the English language. Many of them understand English better than many native English speakers that live in the US. Some of this consonant clusters that the Dutch speak, though...😵‍💫

I would be more dismayed if she had a voice like a man. She seems like a totally natural and unaffected person. It's kind of cute that this little girl voice comes from such a perfect female athlete.

I've seen you dudes post about her here, but I've never heard her speak before watching that interview. I couldn't help but laugh a bit, it was a little jarring but I'm sure if you're someone she interacted with regularly you'd get used to it and maybe even find it endearing. Perhaps she sounds a bit differently in Dutch too.

+1

I think most people are charmed rather than pointing and laughing.

To have an obviously very feminine and good-looking sprinter win and set world records with a high-pitched and cheerful voice and mien...it's bloody refreshing.

Meh. She is hot, successful, and amazing athlete, speaks multiple languages, and is a World Record holder in one of the toughest events in all of sport. Those guys are on Twitter, which is a place where only terrible losers exist.

I also don't see anything wrong with her voice. Jessica Hull also sounds like that.