Sifan Hassan confirms London Marathon return and reveals new ambitious goal
Sifan Hassan confirms London Marathon return and reveals new ambitious goal
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The Dutch runner leads the elite women’s field after winning a historic race at the Paris Olympics to complete an iconic treble. Sifan Hassan will return to the London Marathon and the Olympic champion has her eyes set on the world record down the line.
![[Former champion Sifan Hassan will run in this year’s London Marathon]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/13/16/5d0024833f6bd12aae73003a6d6039d1Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM2ODUzOTcx-2.77126890.jpg)
The Dutch runner, who leads the women’s elite field at this year’s major on Sunday, 27 April, returns to the scene of her debut over the iconic distance, where she was forced to stop briefly with an injury before rallying to claim a thrilling victory in 2023.
![[Hassan won the London Marathon in 2023]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/13/16/9dba3d5b626f6848f17d97e657d20efeY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM2ODU0NjU5-2.71871619.jpg)
And the 32-year-old produced a sizzling kick to triumph in Paris last summer in an Olympic record of two hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds, completing a remarkable treble after bronze medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m. The women’s marathon has moved to a new level since though after Ruth Chepngetich became the first woman to break 2:10 with her breathtaking run in Chicago last October.
![[Tamirat Tola will return at the London Marathon in April]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/10/11/JUEGOS_OL%C3%8DMPICOS_37237.jpg)
But Hassan maintains her rival gives her belief she too can break the barrier with a world record next in her lofty list of goals. “Her result is unbelievable, I didn’t process it very well. My brain didn’t really take it in immediately, because it just it looked like a number or something. But when I go back now, think about after that. It is amazing, unbelievable. And no one thought a female would run that time.
