Hassan has accomplished a exceptional distance-running treble.
By profitable gold within the ladies’s marathon, she provides to the bronze she gained two days earlier within the 10,000m and 6 days after securing bronze within the 5,000m.
Hassan had initially signed up for the Olympic 1500m as effectively earlier than deciding three occasions was sufficient.
“I’ve no phrases. Each second within the race I used to be regretting that I ran the 5,000m and 10,000m. I used to be telling myself if I hadn’t executed that, I might really feel nice at the moment,” Hassan mentioned after her marathon win.
“From the start to the tip, it was so arduous. Each step of the way in which. I used to be considering, ‘Why did I do this? What’s incorrect with me?’ If I hadn’t executed it, I might really feel so comfy right here.”
The 31-year-old solely made her debut on the distance in April 2023 when she was a shock winner of the London Marathon.