Kim Batten's Bold Push to Raise Women's 400m Hurdles

Kim Batten's Bold Push to Raise Women's 400m Hurdles

Kim Batten wants to make women’s 400-meter hurdles more challenging. The 1995 world champion and former world record holder announced a new campaign called “Raise the Hurdles” on social media this week. Kim Batten’s plan would increase the hurdle height from 30 inches to 33 inches. She said the change is needed because of recent improvements in the event. The debate about hurdle height has existed in track and field for years. However, Batten be…