Double Dutch misery in late falls at Budapest world athletics championships

Sifan Hassan fell to the track as she battled for first place at the end of the women's 10,000 metres final at the world championships in Budapest. AP - Petr David Josek

Two Dutch athletes fell to the floor agonisingly close to the finish line and gold medals on Saturday to provide a dramatic climax to the first day of action at the world athletics championships in Budapest.

Sifan Hassan crashed to the ground around 30 metres from the line as she sprinted down the final straight with Ethiopia's Guduf Tesay at the end of the women's 10,000 metres final.