Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan fell during 1,500m heat — and still finished first

Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan kept alive her hopes of an unprecedented Olympic treble after picking herself up following a fall to win her 1,500 metres heat on Monday. The 28-year-old 1,500 and 10,000m world champion crashed to the ground when Kenya’s Edinah Jebitok tripped and fell in front of her as the bell went…