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An analysis of the five outstanding women who meant business in athletics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 33rd edition of the Olympic Games closed curtains on Sunday night after some historic performances from phenomenal women in the French capital.
Olympic records were shattered and great milestones were achieved by the impeccable women who toed the line for different races.
The women’s marathon was the final event in the athletics calendar and Sifan Hassan stunned the whole world with her striking run to claim the win in the race. Julien Alfred was also flawless in her debut at the Olympic Games.
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06:17 - 12.08.2024
Hellen Obiri recounts the moment she knew Sifan Hassan would win Olympic marathon
Hellen Obiri has revealed how difficult it was to drop Sifan Hassan as they approached the finish line of the women's Olympic marathon as she disclosed the moment she knew the Dutchwoman was going to win the race.
1) Sifan Hassan
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Sifan Hassan is indeed a legend. She may not agree with people calling her a legend but from her performance at the Paris Olympic Games, the Dutchwoman truly deserves a shout-out.
Hassan began her Olympic campaign with the women’s 5000m, competing in the first round, she finished an impressive second behind Faith Kipyegon.
Going into the final, the Dutchwoman fought hard and settled for a bronze medal. She then raced in the 10,000m final where she also picked a bronze medal.
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The Chicago Marathon champion was not done with her Olympic campaign as she proceeded to the women’s marathon and stunned the whole world. Hassan clocked an astonishing Olympic record time of 2:22:55 to cross the finish line first ahead of Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and Hellen Obiri who finished second and third.
2) Beatrice Chebet
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The world 10,000m record holder meant business making her debut on the Olympic stage at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Chebet began her campaign with a dominant win in the 5000m first round before throwing down the gauntlet in the women’s 5000m final. Dazzling Chebet, as many may call her, won Kenya the second Olympic gold, after Vivian Cheruiyot’s stunning at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Sifan Hassan snatched the title from Kenya at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but Chebet reclaimed it in Paris.
The 24-year-old continued the winning streak to the 10,000m, racing in only but her third race since making her debut in the 25-lap race in 2020. She broke the world record in her second 10,000m race at the Prefontaine Classic before winning the Olympic title in Paris.
With her achievement, Chebet became the first Kenyan to secure an Olympic double in the 5000m and 10,000m.
3) Julien Alfred
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Another debutant, Julien Alfred, made history for St. Lucia, winning the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal. Going into the women’s 100m final race as an underdog, Alfred shocked thousands of US fans to claim the win.
Sha’Carri Richardson had been tipped to take the win in the event but miscalculations and late reaction time cost her the gold and she was forced to settle for silver.
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13:43 - 05.08.2024
Paris 2024 Olympics: Julien Alfred & Gabby Thomas to headline women's 200m semis
Julien Alfred, Gabby Thomas, and Flavour Ofili will be out to continue the hot streaks to the women's 200m semis with the hope of making the final and finishing in the podium bracket.
Alfred continued the hot streak to the women’s 200m final, threatening Gabby Thomas to the finish line. She finished second behind the American who had mastered the 200m. Courtesy of Alfred, the world is aware of St. Lucia and the talent the nation has.
4) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
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Bouncing back from an injury setback, who could have guessed that Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone would break her world record twice in one year? Or maybe thrice, because the year is not over yet.
The American hurdler missed the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary where Femke Bol was crowned the champion. This being an Olympic season, McLaughlin-Levrone intended to open her season early, however, due to unavoidable circumstances, she raced a few hurdle races in the build-up to the U.S. Olympic trials.
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At the trials, the 25-year-old looked comfortable as she cruised through the first round before setting a world record time of 50.65 seconds. At the Paris Olympics, she shook off competition from favourite Femke Bol to take the win in a new world record time of 50.37.
The former world champion also anchored USA’s women’s 4x400m relay team a new American record at the Paris Olympics. They crossed the finish line in an astonishing 3:15.27 ahead of the Netherlands and Great Britain.
5) Nafissatou Thiam
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If resilience and hard work were a person, then it definitely would be Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium. The Belgian athlete has proved to be a history maker as she became the first athlete to win a hat-trick in a heptathlon event on the Olympic stage.
Thiam opened her Olympic campaign at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games before defending her title at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She extended her hot streak to the Paris Olympic Games.
Other women who have achieved the feat of three Olympic gold medals in the same event include Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland in the hammer and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500m. On top of winning three Olympic titles in a row, Thiam is the only Belgian athlete to defend an Olympic title.
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