Hassan lost the world 10,000m gold medal because he fell before the finish line
Hassan is forecast to face the biggest challenge of her career when she competes in the 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m events over nine days in Budapest, five weeks before competing in the Chicago Marathon 2023. She competed in all three events. This event in Tokyo 2021, won the 5,000m gold, 10,000m, 1,500m bronze medal and is the only athlete in Olympic history to win medals in the middle and long distance running events in one Olympics.
However, Hassan was disillusioned with winning a golden hat-trick on the opening day of Budapest 2023. The 30-year-old runner fiercely competed with Tsegay in the final round of a total of 25 laps, until she suddenly collapsed when she was far from the finish. just a few meters.
When Hassan stumbled, Tsegay kept pace to finish first with a time of 31 minutes 27 seconds 18 to win the 10,000m gold medal for the first time in the world. Last year, she won the 1,500m gold medal at the indoor world championships in Belgrade, Serbia and then won the 5,000m gold medal at the world athletics tournament in Eugene, USA.
Following Tsegay on August 19 were two Ethiopian compatriots, respectively, Letesenbet Gidey with 31 minutes 28 seconds 16 and Ejgayehu Taye with 31 minutes 28 seconds 31. "This was a great race with an amazing finish," Tsegay said. after victory. "10,000m is not my forte, when I like 1,500m and 5,000m much more. But now I feel very special to win another world title at a different distance."
Earlier this year, Tsegay became the fourth fastest female 10,000m runner in history with a best of the year record of 29 minutes 29 seconds 73 in Nerja. It was the second time she ran the 10,000m in her career, and Budapest the third. The 26-year-old runner admits to being inexperienced but still aims to win the 10,000m gold medal, and waits for the moment when Hassan accelerates to respond.
Meanwhile, Hassan admits disappointment but still tries to maintain a positive state of mind. The Dutch runner considers this the worst moment of his career, revealing he needs to have his knee checked and hopes to be injury-free.
Hassan continued to compete in the 1,500m semi-finals this afternoon on August 20 with the ambition to reach the final on August 22. After that, the 30-year-old runner attended the 5,000m qualifying round on August 23 and the final on August 25 - where she is likely to rematch Tsegay.
