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2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 8 March 2025. This will be the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event. Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session. BackgroundThe women's 400 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).[2][3] The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[4] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.[4] Femke Bol of the Netherlands is the world and European record holder with a time of 49.17 s set in 2024.[5] Bol is also the 2021 and 2023 champion in this event.[3][6] The championship record of 49.59 s was set by Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia in 1982.[3]
QualificationFor the women's 400 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025.[8] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 52.10 s indoors or 50.70 s outdoor or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event.[8] There is a target number of 30 athletes.[8] RoundsRound 1Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 11:55 (UTC+1) in the morning.[9] Semi-finalsThe semi-finals are scheduled for 7 March, starting at 19:58 (UTC+1) in the evening.[9] FinalThe final is scheduled for 8 March, starting at 21:50 (UTC+1) in the evening.[9] References
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