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Hassan strikes gold, Tirop gets bronze in 10000m
What you need to know:
- The 26-year-old outsprinted Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey who timed 30:21.23. Tirop settled for bronze in 30:25.20.
- Kenya's 5,000m World champion Hellen Obiri, one of the pre-race favourites with defending champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia out, finished fifth behind compatriot Rosemary Wanjiru.
IN DOHA
Kenya's Agnes Tirop settled for bronze in the women's 10,000m final in the Doha World Championships as Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won gold at the Khalifa Stadium on Saturday.
This was Hassan's first ever global outdoor title and she did it in style - winning in the fastest time this year of 30min 17.62sec.
The 26-year-old outsprinted Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey who timed 30:21.23. Tirop settled for bronze in 30:25.20.
Kenya's 5,000m World champion Hellen Obiri, one of the pre-race favourites with defending champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia out, finished fifth behind compatriot Rosemary Wanjiru.