Back in the stadium where she set her European 10,000m record of 29:36.67 last October, Sifan Hassan continued to make history by smashing the world record with a time of 29:06.82 in Hengelo on Sunday. On world record pace from the start, the Dutch star began behind pacemakers Diane van Es and Jackline Rotich, with Van Es taking the lead group through 1000m in 2:56.12. Rotich was then to the fore, leading through 2000m in 8:47.91, but soon after Hassan was clearly wanting to push the pace. “Wow, to run this world record here today in Hengelo is something I could only dream of,” she said. I am so happy!”Hassan adds this latest mark to her world records in the mile, one hour event and road 5km.

Source: The Star June 06, 2021 14:37 UTC