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Sifan Hassan takes women’s 10,000 meters gold at Tokyo Olympics

She wins race with time of 29 minutes and 55.32 seconds at Olympic Stadium

Muhammed Enes Calli  | 07.08.2021 - Update : 07.08.2021
Sifan Hassan takes women’s 10,000 meters gold at Tokyo Olympics Sifan Hassan of Netherlands reacts after winning the Women's 10000 metres Final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on August 07, 2021. ( Mustafa Yalcin - Anadolu Agency )

ANKARA

Sifan Hassan took the gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter final at the Tokyo Games on Saturday.

She won the race with a time of 29 minutes and 55.32 seconds at the Olympic Stadium.

Hassan, who runs for the Netherlands, added one more victory to her career after winning the 5,000 meters in Tokyo.

Kalkidan Gezahegne from Bahrain came second, and Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey took the bronze.

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