Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris on the last day of the Olympics, giving the games a dramatic ending of her own.
In a scintillating sprint finish, Hassan overhauled Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa to take gold by three seconds in an Olympic record of 2hr 22min 55sec, showcasing her exceptional endurance and talent.
It was not easy, said Hassan, 31. It was so hot, but I was feeling OK. I've never pushed myself through to the finish line as I did today. Every moment in the race I was regretting that I ran the 5,000m and 10,000m.
From the beginning to the end, it was so hard. Every step of the way. I was thinking, Why did I do that? What is wrong with me?'. Hassan's remarkable journey from an Ethiopian asylum seeker to an Olympic medalist shines through her remarkable accomplishment.
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