Hassan on course for unique double after winning 1500m semi
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 1500 Metres Semi Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands in action with Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Shelby Houlihan of the U.S. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
DOHA (Reuters) - Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stayed on course for a unique 1,500-10,000 metres double at the world championships by easily winning her semi-final on Thursday.
The Dutchwoman, who won the 10,000 on Saturday, was trailing at the bell but comfortably worked her way through the pack on the final lap to win in front of the first near-full house of the championship at Doha's air-conditioned Khalifa stadium.
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 1500 Metres Semi Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands in action with Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Shelby Houlihan of the U.S.
Kenya's defending world and Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon, back after giving birth to a daughter last year and having recovered from an adductor injury, finished fourth and also qualified.
America's Jenny Simpson won the second semi-final in which Britain's European champion Lara Muir and Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, two other contenders, also qualified.
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 1500 Metres Semi Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands in action with Morocco's Rababe Arafi and Shelby Houlihan of the U.S. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
(Writing by Brian Homewood; editing by Ken Ferris)
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 1500 Metres Semi Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands reacts REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonAthletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's 1500 Metres Semi Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands in action with Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Shelby Houlihan of the U.S. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
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