Ciaran Callaghan

What if I told you a lot of these athletes aren’t taking bi-carb

BREAKING NEWS: Reigning 5000m and 10,000m Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has announced she will attempt to defend her 5000m and 10,000m title at the Paris Olympics AND run the marathon. She’d initially been quadruple-entered in the 1500m as well but has decided to not run that event. She is the Olympic bronze medalist from Tokyo. Hassan made her marathon debut last year at the London Marathon and won despite stopping to stretch. She also lowered her personal best and became the second-fastest woman in history with a 2:13:44 victory at the Chicago Marathon. This qualified her for the Olympic marathon and added another possible event choice for the Games. Her Olympic schedule is as follows: 5000 METERS Heats – Friday, Aug. 2 at 6:10 p.m. Paris local time, 12:10 p.m. ET Final – Monday, Aug. 5 at 9:10 p.m. Paris local time, 3:10 p.m. ET 10,000 METERS Final – Friday, Aug. 9th at 8:55 p.m. Paris local time, 2:55 p.m. ET MARATHON Final – Aug. 11th at 8 a.m. Paris local time (2 a.m. ET)