Sifan Hassan is the second Dutch female world champion - after Dafne Schippers.

Pure joy, Sifan Hassan dances down the back straight to the cheers of those who are in the stands. Shame there's not more in but that's out of her hands.

The record books won't care - they will just say she is the world champ.

Paula Radcliffe
Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV in Doha

Remarkable. She has such a range - competitive from 800m up to half a marathon!

Sifan Hassan wins in 30:17.62 - the fastest time this year by 20 seconds!

It's also a personal best by more than a minute!

1. Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
2. Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia)
3. Agnes Tirop (Kenya)

Last lap - here comes Sifan Hassan on the shoulder of the leader...

Letesenebt Gidey kicks again...

Sifan Hassan looked to have been left, but she finds some resolve from somewhere to kick again and react...

Letesenbet Gidey puts in a lightning lap to really stretch the field out! Who can respond? It's a proper race on now...

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Five laps to go, a lapped athlete causes a bit of chaos in the leading group. Sifan Hassan is still very handily placed. They've not shaken her off.

The women are through 7,500m. Ouch.

Steph Twell still well placed but there's a Kenyan conspiracy at the front to try and up the pace and take the sting out of Sifan Hassan's legs.

British long jumper Chris Tomlinson has observed a rapid Doha track.

Jamaica's Tajay Gayle still has the advantage after his 8.46m effort, with Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba in second. A long way to go though. Lots of sand to rake before we cement a winner.

Oh, hang on, American Jeff Henderson moves into second with an 8.39m leap. Spring-legged that fella, spring-legged.

This is a brutal event. We are 10 minutes in, still a good 20 to go. The pace is slowing down a touch as Rachael Chebet moves to the front.

Nine of the 10 best times this season have been by Ethiopians, by the way.

Alina Reh of Germany is at the front in these early stages. Britain's Steph Twell is well up there too.

They're off! Sifan Hassan has been in incredible form this season. Breaking the 23-year-old world record in the mile is arguably the most eye-catching run but European records over 3.000m and 5,000m have also featured in a campaign which has seen her set six personal bests on the track and roads and win the Diamond League final in both the 1500m and 5000m.

Hassan has been entered in the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m but will make a decision on her second event after this final.

The air con is in the stadium so these women won't have it too bad.

Imagine running 26 miles in 32C heat - well, that's what we saw in the women's marathon last night.

The gold medal went to Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich.

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has been one of the standout athletes in the world this season – most notably breaking the 23-year-old mile world record in July.

Victory in this race would showcase her impressive range – she only made her 10,000m track debut in May. She is also entered in the 1500m and the 5000m in Qatar and will make a decision on which of the two she will race after this contest (the schedule makes it impossible to do both).

The 10,000m could be the first of two showdowns between Hassan and Kenya’s reigning 5,000m world champion Hellen Obiri. Obiri, like Hassan, is a 10,000m rookie.

Her two 10,000m races this season are the only occasions she has ever run over this distance on the track. European Cup winner Steph Twell flies the British flag. A second Brit, Eilish McColgan, was entered for this final but has opted to concentrate solely on the 5,000m. Reigning 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana withdrew earlier this week.