Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took a first, giant step in her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble when she sprinted to gold in the 5,000m.
Sifan Hassan won the women's 5,000m in the first leg of an audacious bid for three Olympics golds.TOKYO - Dutch runner Sifan Hassan took a first, giant step in her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble when she sprinted to gold in the 5,000m Monday -- but admitted she had been"so scared".Her victory was all the more remarkable given she had competed, and fallen, in the 1500m heats earlier in the day.
Any fears Hassan might have to ride out tactics designed to thwart her from east African rivals Ethiopia and Kenya came to nothing in a slow-paced race that ended with an almighty bang that perfectly suited her explosive finishing skills. "When I fell down and had to jump up I felt like I was using so much energy," she said after her victory in the 5,000m."Before the race here I didn't even care."I was so scared I wasn't going to do it."
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