“I have always wanted to go out to Australia, I know it has the great weather and everything. But unfortunately I have never been there. But it’s great to now be able to run a major marathon there, it has always been a dream to go to Australia, and see the fantastic weather and be a part of a great sporting country. I always see them producing great athletes.” Like Kipchoge, Hassan’s record as an athlete borders on the incredible. The 32-year-old, who was born in Ethopia but moved to the Netherlands as a teenage refugee, is the only woman to have won Olympic and World Championship gold in distances ranging from the 1500m to the marathon. In 2021, she raced in three events at the Tokyo Olympics, winning gold in the 5000m and 10,000m and bronze in the 1500m. In 2024, she decided to race in three events again, and aimed to match Emil Zatopek’s treble of gold in 1952, in the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon.