Updated: Aug. 13, 2016 at 8:57 AM
Best of Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: Track & Field - 10,000m (10 images)
There was a gap of 15 seconds between gold and silver in the Women's 10,000m race as Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana shattered the world-record with a time of 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds.
Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia races in the Women's 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2016. Ayana won gold and set a new world record of 29:17.45. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia races in the Women's 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2016. Ayana won gold and set a new world record of 29:17.45. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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From left to right, silver medalist Darya Maslova of Kenya, gold medalist Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia and bronze medalist Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia pose during their medal ceremony for the Women's 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2016. Ayana won with a new world record of 29:17.45. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia celebrates as she wins gold and sets a new world record in the Women's 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 12, 2016. Ayana won with a new world record of 29:17.45. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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