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World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s 5000m

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in women’s 5000m in the Hungarian capital: Faith Kipyegon A week after she set the 1500m world record in Florence, Faith Kipyegon etched her name into the record books for the 5000m, with a timing …

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When Sifan Hassan decided to race the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she knew of the bewilderment she was causing among fans and other athletes. “Believe me, I think I’m crazy too.” Several decades ago, another long-distance runner provoked astonishingly similar sentiments. “They thought I am crazy,” Zatopek once said, describing how the crowd responded …

Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins women’s 400m final, Italy clinch men’s 4x400m relay, Joshua Cheptegei shines bright in 5000m in our athletics round up from Tokyo. “The best thing is I have another gold medal right now.” Italy win first ever men’s 4x100 metres relay title Italy produced a stunning performance to win the men’s 4x100 metres relay Olympic title for the …

Tokyo Olympics: Sifan Hassan wins 5000 metres in first step in treble gold bid

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took a first, giant step in her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble when she sprinted to gold in the 5000m on Monday. In Ethiopians Tsegay, Ejgayehu Taye and Senbere Teferi, and Kenya's Obiri and Agnes Tirop, the entry list featured five of the world's 10 fastest ever over the distance. READ : Morocco's Soufiane el-Bakkali …