Yeah its a combination unheard of. In comparison to Emil Zátopek you might even argue that its performance is even of a higher level as the sport matured a lot since Emil Zátopek.
Also in comparison Sifan was always in control. What ever she said she backed up.
That this a a woman does not make the performance less. Also womans running matured a lot.
Hassan wipped Asaefa and Obiri after medalling in 5000m and 10000m. See, how Tsegay broke down trying triple and what happened to Jakob. Hassan is the baddest and craziest athlete irrespective of the gender
Certainly not politically correctly but certainly true
It IS true that women's running is less competitive due to sexism in many parts of the world. However, that doesn't change the fact that Hassan is incredible and that her feats are remarkable. I would guess that women's running today is significantly more competitive than men's running in the time of Zatopek. And yet we still rightly admire Zatopek's achievements. In the same way, we can acknowledge that women's running still has opportunity to add depth while admiring her and making posts like Curious_Cat did.
I mean sure…but Womens side has weaker competition and weaker records. She is good but comparing it to the Mens is idiotic.
I don’t think anyone is calling Gidey’s 62:52 or Assefa’s 2:11 weak.
Hassan range is absolutely insane. Imagine if she actually trained properly for a fast marathon (half or full).
Moving the goalposts I see. Her range is insane but comparing it to Jakob is stupid. Hassan has had time to peak for the marathon and longer distances. Her best 1500m time this year was a 4:04. Nowhere near her peak and far away from any top 1500m athlete. Last year, she took a month and a half break after Budapest to prepare for her Marathon which she clocked an amazing 2nd all time performance. But her SB that year for 1500m was still almost 6 seconds away from the WR dude 🤣Jakob this year has run 3:26 and 7:17. Then he ran this HM 2 days after the diamond league final, a race he himself said he was focused on training for and winning. Running even 59 minutes would be impossible and would be an absolute miracle. Absolutely no comparison and I don’t know how this would make you appreciate Hassan even more. Also, yes the womens records are still weaker, consult the IAAF charts if you need to see proof of that.
Sifan Hassan won world championship bronze in the 1500m one year ago. I don’t know if she’s in great 1500 form today, but I think she pretty easily could be again next season. There’s no reason to think she can’t just do another 1500m training cycle and get back into world class shape.
I also don’t see any reason to believe women’s world records or competitions are weaker. It’s the same countries on top of men’s and women’s races, which seems like an indicator that they’re pretty comparable.
World class from 800m to marathon, this woman is not human.
I mean sure…but Womens side has weaker competition and weaker records. She is good but comparing it to the Mens is idiotic.
Not sure how you think the women's side is weaker when one of the supposed greatest Men's middle/long distance runner in a generation could not even run faster than Gidey's best time in an event he claims is his best event!!!! LOL
She does a lot of different events but isn't as dominant as people believe. She's probably the best at the marathon right now but realistically no where near winning any track event. Just because there's so much emphasis on her doing loads of events, it makes people worship her more.
Reminds me of the type of people that keep upping the distance, building to do x hundred mile ultras to show off because non-running people can't gauge good performance over a real distance and just find the number of miles covered (hiked) impressive.