Sifan Hassan destroys top-class 5,000m field in first leg of unique treble bid

Dutchwoman competing in 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000mHassan recovered from fall to qualify from 1500m heatsOne down, two to go. Sifan Hassan won the first leg of her Tokyo triple by taking the gold medal in the women’s 5,000m. And, being Hassan, she did it style, with a finishing kick that swept her from past four of the finest long-distance runners in the world. Her final time of 14min 36.79sec did not break any records, but that last lap did. No woman had run a quicker final 400m in this eve