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Dutch runner falls, wins, provides indelible Olympic moment

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stumbled and fell Monday in her heat at 1500 meters
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Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stumbled and fell Monday in her heat at 1500 meters

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Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan hit the deck during her heat at 1500 meters Monday at Olympic Stadium, but she provided the type of moment the Olympics frequently provide when she got up, started running again, and caught everyone who’d passed her on the way to an emotional victory.

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