TOKYO — Distance runner Sifan Hassan, already owner of four World Championship medals and two world records, is attempting an unheard-of triple at the Tokyo Olympics: she's entered in the 1500 meters, the 5000m and the 10,000m.
On Monday morning in the second heat of the 1500m qualifying round, at the start of the final lap Edinah Jebitok of Kenya appeared to clip the heel of a runner in front of her, falling, and Hassan tripped over Jebitok, hitting the track pretty hard.
But Hassan got up very quickly and started chasing the pack — and caught them.