Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia won a dramatic women's 10,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday night after race leader Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stumbled and fell about 20 meters from the finish line.
Tsegay, the reigning world 5,000-meter champion, pulled up tightly beside Hassan down the home stretch, and the two ran shoulder-to-shoulder before the Dutchwoman's crash, leaving Tsegay to cross alone in a time of 31 minutes and 27.18 seconds to lead an Ethiopian medal sweep.
"When Sifan tried to cross my line not far from the finish, I even did not pay attention to that," said Tsegay, who finished with a stream of blood running from her knee down her shin.