Ethiopian sets world record in 10,000 metre run
Ethiopian runner Almaz Ayana ran 10,000 metres in 29:17.45 minutes, to set a new world record and win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Friday. Ayana smashed the 23-year-old record of 29:31.78 minutes set by China’s Wang Junxia in 1993. She becomes the first woman to break a 10,000-metre world record at an Olympic Games.