ALMAZ AYANA narrowly missed the 5000m world record, clocking 14:12.59 to go No.2 on the all-time list at the Pietro Mennea Golden Gala Diamond League meet in Rome.
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Almaz Ayana: ran the second fastest 5000m time in history in Rome
JEAN-PIERRE DURAND
Ayana won the world title in Beijing last year and has dominated during the early stages of the season, winning both her previous Diamond League races in Doha and Rabat, and made her intentions clear pre-race after demanding pacemakers go through the first seven laps well inside Tirunesh Dibaba’s world record pace.