{"id":72358,"date":"2024-07-05T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=72358"},"modified":"2024-07-05T07:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:35:05","slug":"meet-the-runner-inspiring-the-world-to-chase-challenges-and-run-toward-their-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-voices-of-galaxy-sifan-hassan-meet-runner-inspiring-world-chase-challenges-run-toward-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Runner Inspiring the World To Chase Challenges and Run Toward Their Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices of Galaxy: Sifan Hassan | Samsung\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyMAdL4AV1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dutch middle- and long-distance runner Sifan Hassan is a true legend in her sport. Arriving in the Netherlands from Ethiopia at age 15, Sifan found a passion for running while studying to become a nurse. Just a few short years later, she found herself competing on the stage of her dreams \u2014 the Olympic Games. Thats because Sifan has neverrun away from a challenge. In fact, she has been chasing challenges her whole life.<\/p>\n<p>Sifan\u2019s courage, perseverance and passion have allowed her to achieve a remarkable series of unprecedented feats. At Tokyo 2020, she became the first and only athlete in Olympic history to win medals across the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000-meter competitions at a single Games\u00a0 \u2014 claiming gold in the latter two events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s26-ultra\/buy\/\" title=\"Galaxy S26 Series\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01202144\/2026-Product-Banner-Refresh-1.png\" alt=\"Galaxy S26 Series\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Throughout her career, Sifan has stayed open to participating in different running events and learning new ways to keep competing at the highest level. The Olympic champion is now setting her sights on making more history at Paris 2024, aiming to inspire hopefuls around the world to run toward their dreams. After all, Sifan knows that anything is possible when challenges are chased with an open mind and determination.<\/p>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/tag\/voices-of-galaxy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Voices of Galaxy<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"subtitle\">Voices of Galaxy is a series of real stories spotlighting Samsung Galaxy users who use their passion, creativity and determination along with technology, to make a positive impact on their own lives and their communities, and the world around them.<\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-july-2024-galaxy-ai-is-here-invitation-livestream-replay\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Get Ready for Galaxy Unpacked July 2024 \u2013 Read more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/25100312\/galaxy-unpacked-july-2024-featured.png\" alt=\"Read more: Get Ready for Galaxy Unpacked July 2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Get Ready for Galaxy Unpacked July 2024<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch middle- and long-distance runner Sifan Hassan is a true legend in her sport. Arriving in the Netherlands from Ethiopia at age 15, Sifan found a passion for running while studying to become a nurse. Just a few short years later, she found herself competing on the stage of her dreams \u2014 the Olympic Games. 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