When it comes to major championships, Obiri — the only woman to have ever won a set of world titles indoors, outdoors and at cross country — has been the dominant force in recent years, winning world m titles in both and after her runner-up finish to her compatriot Vivian Cheruiyot in Rio five years ago. She may have finished second at the Kenyan Trials behind Lilian Kasait Rengeruk but Obiri — who is also entered for the 10,m — went on to win at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Oslo.
The year-old knows how to peak and will be on the hunt for a first Olympic title. So too will Hassan. The m would be the first in a potential treble, with the heats on 30 July and final on the evening of 2 August, following the m heats earlier that day. She could complete the first part of another historic performance with m success in Tokyo. Her European record of She took more than 10 seconds off the world 10,m record with her Joining Obiri and Rengeruk on the Kenyan team in Tokyo will be Tirop, who makes her senior major championships m debut after having claimed bronze medals in the 10,m at the past two World Championships.
Third at the Kenyan trials, she ran her PB of Nozomi Tanaka, who has broken Japanese records in the m and m this year, is on the host nation team alongside national champion Ririka Hironaka, while Eilish McColgan returns to Previews 24 Jul Tokyo Olympics preview: m.
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Hironaka was to the fore through the first kilometre, passed in Hassan was sitting comfortably in 10th, showing no signs of the fall she had suffered in her m heat, which she went on to win in Obiri, on the hunt for her first Olympic gold after world title wins indoors, outdoors and in cross country, added some pace before Taye took over at the front and led through m with Obiri and Taye continued to control proceedings over the next two kilometres, passing the m mark in Again it was Taye and Obiri shoulder-to-shoulder with two laps to go, as Hassan sat in sixth.
Tsegay went wide to join Obiri at the front at the bell, with Hassan in fifth. Making a move with m to go, Hassan used some of the speed which has seen her clock Part of a Although Obiri fought off the final bend, Hassan was well away and after a few glances over her shoulder she was dominant down the home straight, spreading her arms wide in celebration as she crossed the finish line.
Receiving the Netherlands flag for her victory lap, Hassan draped it over her body as she knelt down and then curled up in a ball on the track, the first part of her treble attempt ticked off. Behind the top five, Teferi was sixth in Can finished eighth in Hassan next returns to the track for the m semifinals on 4 August, with the final on 6 August and the 10,m final one day later.
Report 02 Aug Hassan wins m to get Olympic treble target under way.
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