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, 28, clocked 29min 06.82sec at the Hengelo meet, smashing the previous best set by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana in winning gold at the 2016 Rio Games. Hengelo: Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands fired a warning shot ahead of the Tokyo Olympics by setting a new world record in the women’s 10,000m on Sunday. To run this world record here today …
Sifan Hassan repeated that she was a clean athlete after winning the world 1,500 metres title on Saturday, days after her coach Alberto Salazar was banned for breaking anti-doping rules. American Salazar, the head coach of the Nike Oregon Project, was banned for four years on Monday by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct”. “It …
Sifan Hassan made light of the doping ban handed to her coach Alberto Salazar to complete a historic 1,500/10,000 metres double at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Doha: Sifan Hassan made light of the doping ban handed to her coach Alberto Salazar to complete a historic 1,500/10,000 metres double at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday as a host …
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