Dutch runner Sifan Hassan has long been revered for her versatility in mid- and long-distance running, but now she is set to go the extra mile — or rather, 26.2 miles — at the Paris Olympic Games.

It’s hard to turn a blind eye when one of the fastest women’s distance runners in the world tells you to run a marathon. “(Running a marathon) is good for everybody because you challenge yourself for, ...

Sifan Hassan plans to run the Sydney Marathon on Aug. 31. Her management team says that means she does not plan to compete at the World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo from Sept. 13-21. Hassan, ...

PARIS — There was just one more turn to go, around the side of Les Invalides, the French national military museum whose lawn is lined by cannons. Sifan Hassan, arguably the greatest distance runner in ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games head to our latest updates. PARIS — Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands just made Olympic history. With a hard, late ...

On a gloriously sunny Tuesday night training session at the Eindhoven athletics club, young hopefuls are put through their paces, dreaming of emulating their most famous member -- double Olympic ...

It’s hard to turn a blind eye when one of the fastest women’s distance runners in the world tells you to run a marathon. Sifan Hassan, Paris Olympic gold medalist in the marathon and three-time World ...