Appearing in her third Olympics, Tsegay may be the most versatile runner on the planet. The 27-year-old Ethiopian is the third-fastest runner ever at 1,500 and 10,000 meters and owns the world record at 5,000 meters, which takes place on this day. Tsegay won the 5,000 at the 2022 world championships and the 10,000 last year. Her toughest decision may be which races to enter — and she has not ruled out copying Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan’s remarkable treble in Tokyo, where she won gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 and bronze in the 1,500.
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