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Pushing the limit: Why Sifan Hassan is my favourite female athlete of 2024
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Netherlands' Sifan Hassan crosses the finish line in first place in the women's marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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On the edge of madness, where suffering and courage live, is where great sport exists. On the fields, as sweat rains and self-doubt is fended off by grit, and pain clogs the brain, the athlete is full of questions.
Is this feat possible? Surely not? Who knows?
