The Netherlands lost two golds due to a fall at the finish line

Netherlands He dreamed of living a night of euphoria on the opening day of the World Cup in Budapest with two of his main assets to win a medal, but everything was cut short with the last breath by accident. Sifan Hassan, aiming for a treble in 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m, collapsed while leading the long distance final. The Dutchman hit the final straight at the limit and collided with Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay, who came up strongly from behind to take the win in 31’27”18. Second place went to Letesenbet Gidey with 31’28”16 and Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye completed the treble with 31’28”31.

In the final of the 4×400 mixed relay, the United States achieved the world record for an event that debuted four years ago and did so with a time of 3’08”80. This record would not have happened if Femke Bol had completed the last five meters missing to cross the finish line. The Dutchwoman, like her compatriot Hassan, fell to the ground at the limit of her effort when everything was in her way to achieve victory. In this way, the Netherlands lost two medals in a dramatic way, due to the fall of its stars, and starred in the comments of everyone present in the National Athletics Stadium.

In the weight final, Ryan Crouser lived up to the predictions and took his second world title with 23.51m, a new championship record. Silver went to Italian Leonardo Fabbri with 22.34m and Joe Kovacs third with 22.12m.