Hassan Launches Treble Bid with Gold
11 23 JULY - 8 AUGUST OLYMPIC GAMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 Hassan launches treble OLYMPIC MEDAL TABLE TOTAL China 29 17 16 62 bid with gold USA 22 25 17 64 Yesterday night’s stirring Hassan’s treble hopes looked to produced a devas- Japan 17 6 10 33 Sifan Hassan wins 5,000m victory capped a remark- be in jeopardy after she dramati- tating turn of speed Australia 14 4 15 33 • able day for Hassan, who only 12 cally tumbled to the track after a over the final 350 Olympic 5,000m in first hours before had produced an heavy collision at the start of the metres to finish first ROC 12 21 17 50 step in treble gold bid improbable comeback to advance last lap. and advance. Great Britain 11 12 12 35 from her opening 1,500m heat. But she picked herself up and “It has been an TDT | Manama amazing day,” said France 6 10 7 23 Hassan after her Germany 6 6 11 23 5,000m win. utch runner Sifan Hassan “When I fell South Korea 6 4 9 19 stayed on course for a his- down and had Netherlands 5 7 6 18 Dtoric Olympic treble with to jump up I felt a brilliant victory in the 5,000m like I was using so Italy 4 9 15 28 yesterday. much energy. Ethiopia-born Hassan put on a “I can’t believe it. New Zealand 4 3 4 11 masterclass in distance running I used all my ener - Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 to claim gold, surging clear of the gy this morning and field with around 250 metres to I was kind of tired.
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