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'I want to see how far females can go'- Sifan Hassan eyes breaking marathon barriers inspired by Ruth Chepng'etich
Sifan Hassan aims to break the marathon barriers, inspired by Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56.
Dutch woman Sifan Hassan knows no boundaries when it comes to being an athlete and she has recently opened up about running under 2:10 in a marathon.
The reigning Olympic marathon champion, in an interview with Athletics Weekly, revealed that Ruth Chepng’etich has proved that is possible to clock fast times and she believes that someday, she will be able to achieve greater milestones when it comes to time.
The former Chicago Marathon champion is currently the third fastest marathoner in the world with her time of 2:13:44 that she set at the 2023 edition of the event.
Chepng’etich is the fastest marathoner in the world, having the world record time of 2:09:56. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa is second with a time of 2:11:53 that she set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Sifan is training hard and she hopes that at some point, she will be able to achieve that milestone.
“Maybe, it takes me longer to work hard to achieve it (sub 2:10 marathon) but Ruth Chepng’etich has shown me it’s possible. We will now try and hit the thing,” Sifan said.
"I want to see how far females can go, to see what is inside me and what I can do."
Sifan made her full marathon debut at the 2023 Chicago Marathon where she stunned a strong field which had defending champion Ruth Chepng’etich to take the win.
She was fresh from competing at the 2022 World Championships where she took bronze in the 1500m and silver in the 5000m. in the 10,000m Sifan finished 11th.
In 2024, she experienced one of the most successful seasons, starting out with a fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon before she began preparations for the Paris Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, she finished third in both the 5000m and 10,000m.
Sifan Hassan rounded up her season with a win in the women’s Olympic marathon. She was honored by World Athletics following her successful season, winning the women’s out of stadium category before being named as women’s World Athlete of the Year.
(01/06/2025) Views: 53 ⚡AMPby Abigael Wafula
