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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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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme

The Hindu

The Olympic athletics programme, highlighted by the shortest event and then the longest, saw performances of astonishing quality and spine-tingling drama, played out to a beautiful and unique purple backdrop that will forever mean Paris. The closest and highest quality men's 100 metres race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day …

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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

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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 wins women’s marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst Assefa

Associated Press

PARIS — Nobody will ever accuse Sifan Hassan of taking the easy route at the Olympics. Heading into the last 150 meters of her 10-day Olympics odyssey that spanned three events and 38 miles, the Netherlands’ runner traded elbows with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, and then sprinted by her to win the last track event of the Paris Games. So …

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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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5 months ago

Sifan Hassan earns second medal of Paris Olympics with bronze in 10,000m, awaits marathon

New York Times

Sifan Hassan collected her second medal of the Paris Olympics, another bronze, this time in the women’s 10,000-meter final. That might sound like a disappointment for the Dutch runner, since she won this race three years ago in Tokyo, along with a gold medal in the 5,000 at those Games. It wasn’t, especially considering Hassan has a marathon to run …

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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

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan trying to win the 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in Paris. ’It is very hard.’

The Hindu

Attempting to defend her 5,000 and 10,000-meter titles at the Olympics isn’t enough for Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan. “I can’t tell you I’m going to get the gold medal in every event,” Ms. Hassan said Wednesday. “I’m curious what is going to happen,” MS. Hassan said. And how I’m going to recover.” Ms. Hassan could have run a fourth …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan trying to win the 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in Paris. ‘It is very hard.’

Associated Press

PARIS — Attempting to defend her 5,000- and 10,000-meter titles at the Olympics isn’t enough for Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan. “I can’t tell you I’m going to get the gold medal in every event,” Hassan said Wednesday. “It is very hard.” Hassan’s program will look The 5,000 heats on Friday and the final on Monday. But now she can …

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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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1 year, 7 months ago

Sifan Hassan, Emil Zatopek and the power of ‘crazy’

The Hindu

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 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sifan Hassan - the Iron Lady of athletics

The Hindu

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 …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sifan Hassan Dials Down Expectations After Tokyo Medal Triple

News 18

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

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo clinches 400m title; Italy continue to boss tracks with men's 4x100 metres relay gold

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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 …

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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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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

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme

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 wins women’s marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst Assefa

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 earns second medal of Paris Olympics with bronze in 10,000m, awaits marathon

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

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan trying to win the 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in Paris. ’It is very hard.’

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan trying to win the 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in Paris. ‘It is very hard.’

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

Sifan Hassan, Emil Zatopek and the power of ‘crazy’

Sifan Hassan - the Iron Lady of athletics

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

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo clinches 400m title; Italy continue to boss tracks with men's 4x100 metres relay gold

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