Silver and bronze for Dutch athletes at European Championships
The Dutch athletics team had more success at the European Championships in Zurich on Saturday evening with silver and bronze medals in the 5,000 metres.
Sifan Hassan, who took gold in the 1,500 metres on Friday, was pipped to the post in the 5,000 metres by the Swede from Eritrea Meraf Bahta in a time of 15.31.39.
The Ethiopian-born Dutch runner was four-tenth of a second slower after Bahta passed her just before the line.
Susan Kuijken was third, taking the bronze medal for the Netherlands.
The Netherlands is currently fourth in the medals table with three gold, two silver and a bronze.
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