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Sifan Hassan facing tough competition in BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award
1 month, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan facing tough competition in BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan is one of several highly prestigious athletes who are nominated for the BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award. Other nominees include US Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, Basketball player Caitlin Clark, and Armand Duplantis, who broke the Olympic and world record in pole vaulting in 2024. One of the contenders for the award is Simone Biles, …

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Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year
1 month, 1 week ago

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year

Dutch News  

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan has become the first Dutch sportswoman to be named World Athlete of the Year at a ceremony held by the sport’s governing body. She was also named women’s out of stadium athlete of the year at World Athletics’ annual awards ceremony in Monaco. “Sport is good for everyone’s health, and if we invest in it …

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Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan was chosen as the best athlete in the world for 2024 at the awards gala of the global association World Athletics in Monaco. The 31-year-old Hassan was the first woman ever to combine the 5,000 and 10,000 meter track distances with the maratho at the Games in Paris. The Dutch woman of Ethiopian descent won two world titles …

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Sifan Hassan voted European athlete of the year; Femke Bol named Rising Star
3 years, 2 months ago

Sifan Hassan voted European athlete of the year; Femke Bol named Rising Star

NL Times  

European Athletics selected Dutch Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan to Women's European Athlete of the year at the Golden Tracks award ceremony in Lausanne on Saturday evening. At the European Athletics event, 21-year-old Femke Bol was voted Rising Star of the year for her performance in the 400-meter hurdles during the Olympics. Bol broke the European female record for the …

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Sifan Hassan, Mathieu van der Poel named athletes of the year
5 years ago

Sifan Hassan, Mathieu van der Poel named athletes of the year

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan and Mathieu van der Poel were named Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Sports Gala in Amsterdam on Wednesday. This year Hassan was the first athlete to win gold for both the 1,500 meters and 10,000 meters in one World Cup, held in Doha in Qatar. She also beat several European records, set a world record …

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