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TOKYO (AP) — Sifan Hassan is taking distance running at the Olympics back to previous, golden eras by attempting to win not one, not two, but three gold medals at
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Hassan wins Olympic 5,000 meters in first step in treble gold bid Today 04:30 am JST Today | 06:49 am JST 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 5,000 meters Monday but admitted she had been so scared .
Ethiopian-born Hassan, 28, produced a devastating final-lap sprint to time 14 minutes, 36.79 seconds.
Her victory was all the more remarkable given she had competed, and fallen, in the 1,500m heats earlier in the day.
Kenya s two-time world champion Hellen Obiri claimed 5,000 silver in 14:38.36, with Ethiopia s Gudaf Tsegay taking bronze with 14:38.87.
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