Two years in the past, an inexperienced Hassan appeared like she must drop out of her marathon debut after stopping on the roadside mid-race to stretch out a hip damage whereas her rivals disappeared up the highway.
As an alternative, she reeled within the Tokyo Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir and the 2022 London champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw earlier than sprinting to glory – however solely after virtually colliding with a help motorcycle.
Hassan achieved her Olympic triumph final summer season in equally dramatic style.
Having already gained bronze medals in each the 5,000m and 10,000m on the observe – the occasions she gained in Tokyo – she gave the impression to be fading within the marathon however recovered to supply one other spectacular dash end.
“I do not suppose I am the best as a result of, if I believe that, I am not going to enhance,” Hassan stated.
Discussing her future ambitions, she added: “I wish to attempt to run 4 marathons in a single yr and see how far I can go. Possibly nearer to LA, I wish to see how I can deal with [that].
“I wish to run private bests on the observe too. I’ve so many issues in my head, I am actually loopy.
“Many athletes are good at one factor however they do not wish to exit of their consolation zone. No person is ideal, I simply wish to strive all the pieces and see the place I can go.”
