Sifan Hassan’s strength of character has never been in doubt when facing trials and tribulations on and off the track, and on Sunday, she displayed that once again in winning the London Marathon. Her steeliness is reflected in her favourite saying taken from the Koran, as she told the Dutch newspaper NRC in 2021: “For indeed, with hardship will be …
Hassan, who won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Games earlier this month, finished well ahead of runner-up Senbere Teferi of Ethiopia Eugene: Double gold medallist Sifan Hassan came up short in a bid to set a world record in the 5,000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic on Friday, but she still managed to win comfortably in …
The Netherlands took gold medals in the women’s field hockey competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday, with a decisive victory over Argentina. Men’s track cyclist Harrie Lavreysen also took the gold medal for the Dutch squad, and gold medalist Sifan Hassan won a bronze medal in the 1,500 meter race. Oranje goes gold in field hockey The …
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 …