The Somali boy who broke the marathon record in Sweden

 

Sultan Hassan 

The Somali boy who broke the marathon record in Sweden

It was a record achieved by Sweden related to the marathon that took place in Seville, Spain.

Sultan Hassan, a boy from Somalia, who is a citizen of Sweden, finished 10th in the race on 2.07.35 when he first appeared on the field, which raised the previous record for Sweden. more than a minute. Sultan is now ranked fourth all-time in Sweden. It was an auspicious start as a Sultan, and he was praised for his extensive training and dedication.

Sultan slowed down his run after a few kilometers ahead of some of the other runners, and he made a quick recovery that enabled him to take the first place in the end. "I sped up my running a little bit in the last few kilometres, and that's part of the skills of the competition. I didn't do the amount of training in the last two months, because we were saving a lot of energy, but the fact is that we never get discouraged and I don't get tired", said Sultan Hassan.

 

He also said that it was a good start for him as he was competing for the first time.

"It was a good start for me, I was hoping for a good result - I hope that this result will be a precursor to my other achievements, not least considering that this is my first race as well, It is also interesting for me to see what I can do in other competitions this summer", added Sultan Hassan, as he will participate in another competition in Rome at the beginning of June, which is also expected to be very interesting. ah.

 Other competitions featured Somalis who had European citizenship

Bashir Abdi finished 3rd in the 2022 World Marathon in the United States, bringing a bronze medal to Belgium. Abdi Nageye, who was running for the Netherlands, came in second place and took the silver medal, while Bashir Abdi, who was running for Belgium, came in third place and took the remaining medal from Marta.

Abdi Nageeye and Bashii

Bashir Abdi was born in February 1989 in El Afweyn, Sanaag region, Somaliland. He runs for Belgium and is known for his long runs. He participated in the 10,000 meters running at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, and at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Bashir competed in both the 5000m and 10000m races. He finished 20th in the 10000m final, a race won by Mo Farah, a Somali runner representing Britain.

In 2017, Bashir participated in the London 2017 Athletics Championships in the men's 5000m race, finishing 6th. He participated in other international competitions, in 2019 he took second place in the Vitality Big Half Marathon, and Mo Farah took first place.