Two-time Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova spoke about how the Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan She managed to break the world record for the one-mile run.
Masterkova’s record was set in 1996; she covered the distance in 4 minutes 12.56 seconds. In July 2019, Hassan ran 0.23 seconds faster at the Diamond League stop in Monaco.
“My two world records were set after the Olympics, when the body had already exhausted all its resources. If you try to do it before the Games, when there is only a carriage and a small cart, the record can be improved. That’s what happened when Hasan broke my world record by 1 mile.
I understand that for the athlete it was the main start of the season. And when I broke the previous record, I was already an Olympic champion, “Masterkova quotes Gazeta.Ru.
Masterkova won gold at the 1996 Olympics in the 800m and 1,500m. She currently holds the world record in the 1,000m – 2 minutes 28.98 seconds.
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