I feel like there's no way she can take down Obiri, Tsegay, Taye, Gidey, and Kipyegon across all three races... I can't see her winning more than 1 gold. She will be tired!
I wonder if this means the womens 10k will be slower, since it's hot/humid and she'll be running on tired legs/less incentivized to take the race out harder.
Best case scenario: 1 gold, 2 silvers (gold probably in the 5)
Worst case: 1 silver, 2 bronzes (bronze in the 5, because two Ethiopians other than Tsegay have run sub-14:15; and bronze in the 10, bc Sifan will be exhausted by then)
I guess there's a chance she could get 2 golds and a silver, but don't see any way she'll be able to beat Letesenbet after all of the races leading up to the 10k.
My prediction is 3 silver (or 1 gold and 2 silver). The 5000m would give us some idea.
But in my heart she has already won when she decided to attempt the impossible.
Hassan knows she that if she attempted any two, the best she can walk away with is one gold and MAYBE a medal in the second event. A fresh Obiri is very very hard to beat. Add Gudaf to that lineup and Hassan goose is roasted. 1500m, Tokyo Olympics organizers better inscribe FAITH KIPYEGON's name on the gold because she is the overwhelming favorite. Silver and bronze is a toss for anyone from Laura Muir to Hassan to the young Ethiopians. 10K in my opinion is the only chance Hassan has of winning. And that depends on one thing. In the past Gidey is not known to front run. If she follows that trend and no one else is willing to take this thing out hard, then Hassan will have a good chance with a good kick with about a mile to go. But if someone takes it out hard, Hassan may not even finish the race.
So what am I saying? That Hassan just wants to enter history books as the first athlete to attempt three events at the Olympics in the modern era.
Lots of people have done 3 events Lasse Viren 5000, 10000, Marathon in 1976, Usain Bolt, 100, 200, 4 x100, Heck The 3 Jamaican Women who swept the 100 yesterday will also run the 200 and 4 x 100 and Shericka Jackson the 4 x 400 I would think.
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