Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst Assefa
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Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games. The Ethiopian team lodged a protest to have Hassan disqualified for obstruction, but the protest was rejected …
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With a hard, late kick, Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon in Olympic record time. The gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for her. She also bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.
Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games. The Ethiopian team lodged a protest to have Hassan disqualified for obstruction, but the protest was rejected …
PARIS (AP) — Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games on Sunday.
