Olympic winner and 10,000 metre world record holder Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia will finally get her chance to face in-shape Kenyan Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Hellen Obiri. The two were meant to face off in Rome in June, but the Ethiopian Ayana dropped out with injury, reports Xinhua news agency. Ayana will run against Obiri in the shorter 3000 metres, Laura Muir and Shannon Rowbury. I have no intention of going for world record but to continue winning and put pressure to my competitors. "I have the advantage of being a strong finisher owing to my experience in the shorter 1,500m race, and so is Ayana.

Source: Ethiopian News July 19, 2017 06:11 UTC