Sifan Hassan had more pain than she had energy to explain, but still pulled off two stunning victories on the Olympic track. She took gold in the 5,000 meters just 11 hours after a scary fall during a 1,500-meter heat that she somehow won anyway.
Then, her right leg. “Pain here.”
Hassan scored two remarkable victories on the Olympic track Monday. Her gold-medal run in the women’s 5,000 meters came a mere 11 hours after she picked herself up from a scary fall on the final lap of her 1,500-meter heat to not only finish that race — but win it, as well. “To come back hours after that, and to run the race,” said silver medalist Hellen Obiri of Kenya, “and you can see that she’s great.”
Most runners might have called it a day, and Hassan said the thought crossed her mind for a split second. She could have filed a protest and potentially been moved along to the next round because the spill really wasn’t her fault.And so, in the span of two seconds, she was up again. What came next was one of the most remarkable 60-second laps in racing, as Hassan moved from the back of the pack, picking off runner after runner. All she needed to advance was a top-six finish.
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