Sifan Hassan (Photo Credit: Reuters)
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands fired a warning shot forward of the Tokyo Olympics by setting a brand new world file within the ladies’s 10,000m.
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- Last Updated:June 06, 2021, 22:08 IST
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Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands fired a warning shot forward of the Tokyo Olympics by setting a brand new world file within the ladies’s 10,000m on Sunday. Hassan, 28, clocked 29min 06.82sec on the Hengelo meet, smashing the earlier greatest set by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana (29:17.45) in profitable gold on the 2016 Rio Games. Hassan was aided by expertise that lit up the observe on world file tempo as she ran. “Wow! To run this world file right here at the moment in Hengelo is one thing I may solely dream of,” said Hassan, who was born in Ethiopia, arrived in the Netherlands in 2008 at the age of 15 and received Dutch citizenship in 2013.
“It’s the perfect confirmation of the hard work we’ve put in getting ready for Tokyo. I am so happy to share this record in front of my Dutch fans. I am so happy!”
She now tops an elite band of simply 10 feminine runners who’ve dipped beneath the legendary 30min mark.
This was additionally the fourth profession world file for Hassan, who was coached by the now-banned Alberto Salazar.
The reigning world champion over 1500m and 10,000m has additionally posted world data over one mile, one-hour and 5km on the street.
Last October, she smashed Paula Radcliffe’s long-standing European file for the ladies’s 10,000m, on the similar Hengelo stadium.
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