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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 12: Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia poses with the gold medal for the Women’s 10,000 Meters Final after setting a new world record of 29:17.45 on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ethiopian distance runner, Almaz Ayana, 24, has broken the 23-year old world record for the 10,000m race by over 14 seconds at the #RioOlympics2016.
This race was her second appearance on the track for the event. She clinched gold following the achievement. When asked how she did it, she said: