Sifan Hassan wins 1500m heat after tumble to keep Olympic treble on track

Sifan Hassan wins 1500m heat after tumble to keep Olympic treble on track:

• Dutch star Hassan made up 25 metres to win after final-lap fall
• Jasmine Camacho-Quinn storms to 100m hurdles gold

Sifan Hassan produced a miraculous recovery to keep her audacious Olympic treble alive after a heavy fall left her 25 metres adrift of her rivals on the final lap of the women’s 1500m heats.

The Dutch athlete, who is going for gold in the 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000m, a feat never before attempted, fell to the track after a tangle of legs with 380m to go before rolling over.

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