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muriel_volestrangler

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4. The second Dutch runner to fall in the final straight when winning today
Sun Aug 20, 2023, 06:44 AM
Aug 2023
Hassan and Femke Bol, the Netherlands’ two biggest track stars, fell to the track while leading the two finals on the first night of worlds. The Dutch have never won two golds in one day.

First, Hassan said she lost her balance with about 25 meters left of the 10,000m final while trying to hold off Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay.

Hassan, who was born in Ethiopia and came to the Netherlands as a 15-year-old refugee in 2008, scraped her elbow and knee as Tsegay passed her to lead an Ethiopian medals sweep.

Hassan said the fall was not the result of any tiredness from running a 1500m first-round heat about six and a half hours earlier. She noted what happened at the Tokyo Olympics: she fell in her 1500m first-round heat, got back up to win it that morning and then won the 5000m later that night.

https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/sifan-hassan-femke-bol-fall-track-and-field-world-championships

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Missed It ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #1
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The second Dutch runner to fall in the final straight when winning today muriel_volestrangler Aug 2023 #4
Yep malaise Aug 2023 #5
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