Athletics-Ethiopia's Tsegay wins 10,000 metres after Hassan stumbles to the ground

Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 10,000m - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay crosses the line to win the final as second place Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey and third place Ethiopia's Ejgayehu Taye follow REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia won a dramatic women's 10,000 metres at the world championships on Saturday night after race leader Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands stumbled and fell about 20 metres from the finish line.

Tsegay, the reigning world 5,000 metres 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 27.18 seconds to lead an Ethiopian medal sweep.