TOKYO — Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands could try to do something unprecedented at the Tokyo Games: win the women’s 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters. To do so, she would need to run multiple heats in multiple events, including five races in six days next week if she successfully plows through the rounds. She launched her bid at a possible triple gold on Friday night by winning her first-round heat of the 5,000 and securing a spot in Monday night’s final. She raised her hands in muted celebration as she crossed the finish line. “That is a lot of pressure.”Asked whether she had decided to compete in all three events at the Olympics — something that’s been widely speculated — she said: “Not yet.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2021 12:45 UTC