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Dutch runner Sifan Hassan fell down on the final lap of the 1,500-meter qualifier at the Olympics.
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Hassan then made an incredible comeback over the final lap to win the race.
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Hassan is competing in the 1,500-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter at the Olympics.
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan pulled off one of the most impressive comebacks of the Tokyo Olympics to keep her medal chances alive in the 1,500 meters.
On the final lap of the four-lap race, Hassan bumped into another runner and fell.
Over the final lap, Hassan made up ground in stunning fashion, eventually pulling past the competition to win the heat.
Hassan tripped over another runner just as the final lap began.
Hassan then got back on her feet and picked up the pace, quickly making ground on the rest of the pack.
Hassan was in 11th place among 13 runners when she began the final lap. About 35 seconds after falling, Hassan had moved into sixth.
Here’s where Hassan stood with a little more than half the lap remaining:
Just over 20 seconds later, look how much ground Hassan had covered:
By the time they rounded the bend for the final stretch, Hassan was right up in the front of the race, competing for the lead.
In the final stretch, Hassan moved into the lead and won the race.
Hassan is taking on one of the most ambitious programs of any Olympian, competing in the 1,500M, 5,000M, and 10,000M. She’ll run the six races – about 15 miles total – over eight days, according to The Guardian.
Given her stacked slate and the intense heat at the Tokyo Olympics, there is obvious concern that Hassan expended too much energy in her shortest race just to make the semifinal. Hassan will run the 5,000-meter semifinal later on Monday.
However, Hassan’s epic comeback also kept her hopes alive for a rare treble in distance running.
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