Sifan Hassan Wins Women’s 5,000 Meters in Tokyo
Hellen Obiri took the silver and Gudaf Tsegay won the bronze; Karissa Schweizer was the top American in 11th place. With a blistering last lap in 57.36 seconds, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won the women’s 5,000 meters in 14:36.79, taking gold in the first of the three events she is running at the 2021 Olympic Games.
Hellen Obiri took the silver and Gudaf Tsegay won the bronze; Karissa Schweizer was the top American in 11th place. With a blistering last lap in 57.36 seconds, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won the women’s 5,000 meters in 14:36.79, taking gold in the first of the three events she is running at the 2021 Olympic Games.