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Olympic champion Sifan Hassan shatters record to win Sydney Marathon

admin5543 months ago05 mins

Untouchable Olympic champion Sifan Hassan shattered the course record on Sunday to surge home first in a historic Sydney Marathon, with Hailemaryam Kiros matching her feat in the men’s race. Run for the first time as one of the elite World Marathon Majors, Hassan was utterly dominant, clocking a blistering 2hrs 18min 22sec ahead of…

Sifan Hassan confirms decision to skip World Athletics Championships in favour of Sydney marathon

admin5543 months ago03 mins

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has confirmed her decision to skip the world athletics championships in Tokyo next month after deciding to take part in this weekend’s Sydney marathon. Hassan, who won the Olympic marathon in Paris last year, has represented the Netherlands at every world championships since 2015, winning six medals including her 1,500-10,000 metres…