19 August 2023 at 21:33 Led until there were 30 meters left – then she plunged to the ground Sifan Hassan tried in the Olympics in Tokyo for the triple with 1500, 5000 and 10,000 metres. It ended with two golds and one bronze (1500 metres). In this year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she makes another attempt at the triple. Earlier on Saturday, she easily progressed from the 1,500 meter trial and by evening time it was ready for the 10,000 meter final. There it looked like it was going to be gold. With 300 meters to go she took the lead and on the run she was still first, just ahead of Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. But then things went wrong. – What can I say? It just happened. I felt really good in the last 200 metres, but what can I do, Hassan asks in an interview with news. Hassan gradually veered further into the track, while Gidey kept a more or less straight line. Twice Hassan’s elbow was up in Gidey’s chest, before with around 30 meters to go she lost her balance and plunged to the ground. – I was very shocked, she says of the fall, and goes on to say that she is very disappointed. After the finish, Tsegay jogged back again to take Hassan over the finish line. There she met a smiling Hassan, who gave gold winner Tsegay a hug. At the same time, blood could be seen flowing from Hassan’s elbow. – She got a real cut there, says news expert Vebjørn Rodal. The gold went to Tsegay and it was an Ethiopian party night with silver and bronze also for Letesenbet Gidey and Ejgayehu Taye. Hassan finished in eleventh place. The next race for Hassan comes already on Sunday evening, with the semi-final of 1500 metres. Should Hassan reach the finals of both the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, it will mean six races in eight days.
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