Two years in the past, an inexperienced Hassan appeared like she must drop out of her marathon debut after stopping on the roadside mid-race to stretch out a hip damage whereas her rivals disappeared up the highway.
As an alternative, she reeled within the Tokyo Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir and the 2022 London champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw earlier than sprinting to glory – however solely after nearly colliding with a assist bike.
Hassan achieved her Olympic triumph final summer season in equally dramatic style.
Having already gained bronze medals in each the 5,000m and 10,000m on the monitor – the occasions she gained in Tokyo – she gave the impression to be fading within the marathon however recovered to provide one other spectacular dash end.
“I do not suppose I am the best as a result of, if I feel that, I am not going to enhance,” Hassan stated.
Discussing her future ambitions, she added: “I need to try to run 4 marathons in a single yr and see how far I can go. Perhaps nearer to LA, I need to see how I can deal with [that].
“I need to run private bests on the monitor too. I’ve so many issues in my head, I am actually loopy.
“Many athletes are good at one factor however they do not need to exit of their consolation zone. No person is ideal, I simply need to attempt all the things and see the place I can go.”