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Femke Bol helped her Netherlands team to win bronze in the 4×400 metres mixed relay at the 2024 European athletics championships in Rome on Friday. The three-time European championships gold medallist received the baton from Isaya Klein Ikkink when the Dutch team was in fourth place and had a stunning performance to close a large gap and take bronze. Ireland took gold with the fastest time of 3 minutes 09.92 seconds, while hosts Italy secured bronze. At last year’s world championships in Budapest, Bol had a huge heartbreak as she fell within metres of the finish line, while vying with Alexis H…