(Reuters) - Almaz Ayana has been left astonished by her own success as she looks poised to become the latest Ethiopian distance runner to challenge the record books.
Yet despite seeming almost bewildered by coming so close to breaking the world 5,000m record in the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai on Sunday, her performance has convinced the shy Ayana that the landmark could fall to her at the world championships in August.
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