Tigist Assefa

Hassan was the only athlete in the field who had already raced a total of 20 kilometres before Sunday’s marathon, but that did not seem to be a problem as she went on to win her third medal in Paris

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele and Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge will square off in the marathon at the Paris Olympics

An incredibly close race on the women’s side led to four runners dipping under the previous women-only record of 2:17:02