If anybody deserves an award for vary, it’s three-time Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. The Dutch athlete appears limitless, holding 10 nationwide information and almost as many European ones–spanning all the things from the 1,500m to the marathon.
Now, as she trains for the Sydney Marathon in August, the London Diamond League has introduced that Hassan will return to the observe for a mile race on July 19 at London Stadium. The mid-marathon-build pace tune-up shall be her first run over the gap in almost 4 years.
Can Hassan’s marathon health assist her enhance on her 4:12.33 European report, which has stood since 2019?
The information comes lower than two weeks after Hassan confirmed her Sydney begin, the place’s she’ll line up as one of many occasion’s headliners in its first 12 months as an official Abbott World Marathon Main. It’ll be her second marathon of the 12 months; she opened her 2025 season in London in April, the place she positioned third in 2:19:00.
Can’t wait to race one other Main. Sydney, you’re subsequent! 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/1UETPJ9v5s
— Sifan Hassan (@SifanHassan) June 25, 2025
After years of dominating in 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m distances, Hassan gained her debut on the London Marathon in 2023. Later that 12 months, in her second-ever try at 42.2K, Hassan took one other victory, clocking a ridiculous 2:13:44 to win Chicago–then the second-fastest ladies’s marathon of all time. Whereas the report books have since shifted, with Ruth Chepngetich setting a brand new world report of two:09:56, Hassan’s mark nonetheless stands because the third-best efficiency.
Her versatility as an athlete shone brightly final 12 months on the Paris Olympics, the place she tackled the 5,000m, 10,000 and the marathon, strolling away with two bronze medals and a gold within the marathon. The marathon win makes her the one lady in historical past to win Olympic titles in all three occasions.
The upcoming mile in London shall be Hassan’s first observe look since her 10,000m Olympic closing in Paris final August. It’s additionally her first mile since 2021’s Brussels Diamond League, the place she gained in 4:14.74. Whereas she raced the 1,500m twice final summer time, her season’s better of 4:04.83 was properly off her 3:51.95 private finest–proof that her focus has firmly shifted to the lengthy distances.
However we will by no means rely Hassan out–so don’t be shocked if she stirs issues up within the middle-distance world as soon as once more.
