Hassan obtained the girls folk’s marathon in an Olympic anecdote time of two.22:55. She also claimed bronze medals in the ten,000m and 5000m events.
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02 December, 2024, 02:00 pm
Last modified: 02 December, 2024, 02:05 pm
The Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo were named World Athletes of the 365 days on Sunday after they both scooped loads of medals at the Paris Olympics.
Hassan obtained the girls folk’s marathon in an Olympic anecdote time of two.22:55. She also claimed bronze medals in the ten,000m and 5000m events.
“Thank you to the fans, to all people who voted,” Hassan, also awarded girls folk’s out of stadium athlete of the 365 days, said in Monaco.
“I by no strategy idea I was once going to get this one. This 365 days was once loopy. Or now not it’s now not finest me, the full athletes were fantastic. I’m in actuality grateful. What extra can I whisper?”
Tebogo also made history in the French capital as he modified into the principle African to get the Olympic men’s 200 m title and earned Botswana their first ever Olympic gold medal.
He also location a national anecdote of 9.86 when ending sixth in the 100m closing sooner than being fragment of Botswana’s silver medal-winning men’s 4x400m team.
“It feels fantastic to know that the fans are in any appreciate times there for us athletes. It was once a colossal 365 days,” Tebogo, also named men’s track athlete of the 365 days, said.
“This strategy loads. Or now not it’s now not exact in regards to the team that’s spherical you, there are a vary of fans available that in truth want us to get one thing colossal for the continent. It was once a exact surprise to hear my name because I didn’t set aside an recount to this.”
