Sifan Hassan has won a gold medal in the 5,000 meters race for the first time for Sifan Hassan to participate and said he has every reason to be grateful for coffee after Monday's victory. 10,000.
The Ethiopian native, Hassan, 28, ran fast and won for 14 minutes 36.79 seconds, but apparently needed a little help heading to the finish line.
"Without coffee, I would not be an Olympic champion," he said jokingly. immediately after the fall shortly after the bell rang but he quickly lifted himself from the 11th position he was in at the time and qualified for first place.
"I can't believe it. It was bad when I stumbled. When I fell to the ground and had to jump, I felt like I was using too much force. I couldn't believe the feeling in my legs. All the strength seemed to end for me," he said. I needed all the coffee! ".
Two-time Kenyan world champion Hellen Obiri won a silver medal after finishing with a time of 14: 38.36, with Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay taking the bronze medal after completing the race with a time of 14: 38.87. Hassan has a little more time to recover before participating in his next race - the second semi-final of the 1500 meters, which takes place on Wednesday.
