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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

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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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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

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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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan beats Femke Bol in Dutch athlete of the year election

NL Times

Sifan Hassan has been voted the best Dutch athlete of the year. The Olympic marathon champion beat Femke Bol and para-athlete Joël de Jong, the other two candidates on the shortlist. The 31-year-old long-distance specialist was the first woman ever to combine the 5,000 and 10,000-meter track distances with the marathon at the Olympic Games in Paris. At the Games …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Hollywood ending for Sifan Hassan — and Paris Olympics

Raw Story

Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a grueling women’s marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris on Sunday, as Tom Cruise is rumored to close the Olympic Games with a Hollywood ending. “It was so hot, but I was feeling OK. I’ve never pushed myself through to the finish line as I did today.” It was a sensational …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

ABC

When Sifan Hassan claimed her second bronze medal on the track at these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she was already looking forward. Hell for most, heaven for one, as Hassan created history on a historic day for women's running. With the women's race closing out the athletics program for the first time, Dutch runner Hassan became the first woman in …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera

Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics in a thrilling finish to the women’s marathon. Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women’s marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris on the last day of the Olympics, giving the games a dramatic ending of her own. …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan wins women’s marathon gold, completes astounding Olympic treble

New York Times

In the most dramatic and competitive Olympic marathon maybe ever, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands officially became an athlete for the ages. The great cliche of marathon racing — “great” because it’s so true — is that “20 miles is halfway.” In so many races, the first 80 percent of the marathon is basically transportation, and then the real racing …

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5 months ago

50 laps and then a marathon: Sifan Hassan chases impossible dream at Paris Olympics

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5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Defending Champion Sifan Hassan starts tough programme with strong 5,000m

The Hindu

Defending champion Sifan Hassan took second place in her Olympic 5,000 metres qualifying heat on Friday with a typical last-minute charge to overtake seven women in the home straight and finish a tenth of a second behind Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon. Hassan, 31, who took the distance running world by storm last year when she won the London Marathon on her …

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5 months, 1 week ago

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

Associated Press

PARIS — The 2024 Olympics are done. Sunday, Aug. 11 ATHLETICS WOMEN’S MARATHON Gold: Netherlands Silver: Ethiopia Bronze: Kenya BASKETBALL WOMEN’S Gold: United States Silver: France Bronze: Australia CYCLING TRACK MEN’S KEIRIN Gold: Netherlands Silver: Australia Bronze: Australia Silver: Germany Bronze: Britain WOMEN’S OMNIUM Gold: United States Silver: Poland Bronze: New Zealand HANDBALL MEN’S Gold: Denmark Silver: Germany Bronze: Spain …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sifan Hassan Dials Down Expectations After Tokyo Medal Triple

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Triple Olympic medal winner Sifan Hassan will not be chasing hattrick of titles at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, but rather add only one other event to her bid to win the 5,000 metres world title. The Dutch distance runner did the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres gold double at last year’s Tokyo Olympics and took bronze in …

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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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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double

The Hindu

A pulsating final night of action in the athletics competition saw Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan complete an incredible double with victory in the 10,000m while U.S.A star Allyson Felix brought the curtain down on her 17-year Olympic career with a record-extending relay gold. Norway celebrated gold in the men’s 1,500m with Jakob Ingebrigtsen downing Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot in a …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Sifan Hassan takes 10,000m gold, her third medal; Men’s relay takes silver & gold for Ajax player

NL Times

The Dutch Olympic squad had another strong day in Tokyo on Saturday. Sifan Hassan continued her spectacular performance by winning a second gold medal, and the men’s relay team took a surprising second place finish in the 4x400 meter. The 10,000 meter gold goes to Dutch phenom Hassan Sifan Hassan has won her second gold medal on the last day …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics gold in field hockey, cycling; Sifan Hassan takes second medal

NL Times

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 …

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3 years, 5 months ago

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

The Hindu

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 …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan begins treble quest on Day 4 of athletics, Kendra Harrison hunts for elusive gold

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In women’s 200m, fresh from retaining her 100m crown, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah will look to safely negotiate the semis in her bid to make it a double-double and repeat her feat of the 2016 Rio Olympics Tokyo: The fourth day of athletics at the Tokyo Olympics takes place on Monday. That keeps me motivated and it keeps me enjoying this …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Naomi Osaka to Sifan Hassan, a look at five stars to keep an eye on at Games

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Five stars to watch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which start on 23 July after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which start on 23 July after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a quick look at five stars to keep your eye on at the megaevent: Naomi Osaka …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan beat one-hour world record in Brussels

The Hindu

With no fans to cheer them on, four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the rarely run one-hour world record on Friday at the Memorial Van Damme meeting. In an empty stadium because of the coronavirus crisis, Hassan first improved the previous women’s mark of 18.517 kilometers set by Ethiopia’s Dire Tune at the Ostrava Golden Spike …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan break one-hour world records at Brussels Diamond League meeting

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Mo Farah broke Haile Gebrselassie’s 13-year-old record of 21,285 kilometers on his return to the track. Farah, who ran with his training partner Bashir Abdi, established a new world mark of 21.330 kilometers. With no fans to cheer them on, four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan both broke the rarely run one-hour world record on Friday at the …

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

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

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year

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

Sifan Hassan beats Femke Bol in Dutch athlete of the year election

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon

Hollywood ending for Sifan Hassan — and Paris Olympics

Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Sifan Hassan wins women’s marathon gold, completes astounding Olympic treble

50 laps and then a marathon: Sifan Hassan chases impossible dream at Paris Olympics

Paris 2024 Olympics: Defending Champion Sifan Hassan starts tough programme with strong 5,000m

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

Sifan Hassan Dials Down Expectations After Tokyo Medal Triple

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

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double

Sifan Hassan takes 10,000m gold, her third medal; Men’s relay takes silver & gold for Ajax player

Olympics gold in field hockey, cycling; Sifan Hassan takes second medal

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

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan begins treble quest on Day 4 of athletics, Kendra Harrison hunts for elusive gold

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Naomi Osaka to Sifan Hassan, a look at five stars to keep an eye on at Games

Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan beat one-hour world record in Brussels

Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan break one-hour world records at Brussels Diamond League meeting