Deception for Sifan Hassan at 10 kilometers with missing podium | Sport

In addition to being an Olympic champion, Hassan was also defending champion at the World Cup, so she really only had something to lose in the United States. Nevertheless, she built up her race calmly and decisively, in order to get a good starting position against Gidey (Ethiopia) in particular, who could already be regarded as one of Hassan’s biggest competitors in advance.

For a long time Hassan lingered in the rear of the field, but with just under 1,600 meters to run she carefully fought her way forward. She only placed her final attack in the last round. From fifth place, it became 400 nerve-racking last meters, after which the Dutch wanted to finish the famous final sprint. That didn’t work, because in addition to Gidey, the Kenyan duo Hellen Obiri and Margaret Cherlimo Hassan were too quick.