Sifan Hassan won her third medal of the Tokyo Games on Saturday, taking home gold in the 10,000 meters.
WHAT A RACE! 🙌
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 7, 2021
Sifan Hassan leaves the #TokyoOlympics with three medals:
🥇 5000m
🥉 1500m
🥇 10,000m@OnHerTurf x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/biZFIIGn6F
The Dutchwoman clocked a time of 29 minutes, 55.32 seconds, besting Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain and world-record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia.
Hassan also won gold in the 5,000 and bronze in the 1,500, completing a stunning Olympic triple with the 10,000 championship.