Sifan Hassan's Olympic mission has raised eyebrows and attracted admiring glances abroad. The Dutch athlete announced on Wednesday that she will run the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 meters and the marathon at the Games in Paris.
Three years ago in Tokyo, Hassan became Olympic champion in the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters. She will defend those titles. Then she will try for eternal fame in the marathon. The 1,500 meters, in which she won bronze in Japan, will be skipped by the 31-year-old Dutch this time.

Former top sprinter Michael Johnson is deeply impressed by Hassan's program. "For anyone else, this would be insane," the American track and field legend writes on X . "I don't think there has ever been an athlete who loves racing more than Sifan Hassan."

The British newspaper The Independent speaks of an impossible dream. "Running 37.5 laps on the track and then a marathon... The Olympic Games sometimes make you wonder about the unbelievable. Sifan Hassan is not exactly taking it lightly," the newspaper reports.