Sifan Hassan, Declared with the Netherlands🇳🇱 Flag wrapped around her head after taking Gold🥇
"Alhamdillah Rabbil Alamein" - Sifan Hassan, who is Oromo and Dutch, declared with the Netherlands🇳🇱 Flag wrapped around her head after taking Gold🥇
An iconic image and moment for an iconic athlete.
Sifan Hassan is one of the most memorable and dominant athletes of these 2020 Olympic Games in #Tokyo.
She is proudly Oromo, and proudly Muslim. Powerful moment yesterday after she took Gold in the 10,000 meter race. Her falling on the track days ago, getting up and winning a race was such an inspiring moment.
Such a joy to watch.
Hassan was born in Ethiopia but moved to the Netherlands aged 15 as a refugee in 2008. She went on to train as a nurse and received Dutch citizenship in 2013.
Keeping her life private is important to Hassan, who rarely speaks about her reasons for leaving Ethiopia.
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