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Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10,000m

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2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's 10,000m Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. Almaz Ayana (ETH) celebrates REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 metres title on Friday, blowing away the competition in one of the greatest ever long-distance races at the Games.

In only her second competitive 10,000m, Ayana dominated from the start and halfway through the race she surged away from the leading pack, injecting staggering pace to finish in 29 minutes 17.45 seconds.

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