‘My doping is Jesus’, says 10,000m winner after smashing world record by 14 seconds

Almaz Ayana insists she is clean after smashing the 10,000m world record to win gold.

‘My doping is Jesus’, says 10,000m winner after smashing world record by 14 seconds

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana was forced to answer doping doubters after obliterating the 23-year-old 10,000 metres world record to claim the first Olympic athletics gold in Rio.

Ayana produced a startling run at the Olympic Stadium to storm home in 29 minutes 17.45 seconds, taking more than 14 seconds off the highly-questionable mark set by China's Wang Junxia in 1993.

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