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Know your Olympian: Almaz Ayana

Forget the triple Olympic Ethiopian champ Tirunesh Dibaba, Almaz Ayana is now the woman to beat in Rio.

Jennifer Ochieng
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On Aug 2, 2016
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She's targeting double gold in Rio

As she seeks to become just the second woman in history to win Olympic gold in both the 5 000m and 10 000m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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She holds the fastest 10 000m debut in history

At only 24

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She dethroned veteran Ethiopian Olympic champ Tirunesh Dibaba in June

This is after winning the Ethiopian Olympic Trial race in Hengelo, Netherlands. According to sources, this was the first time in her life that Dibaba lost the 10 000m race.

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She's the eighth fastest woman in history

A New Yorker journalist described her pace as “literally flying” during the 2015 Beijing World Track and Field Championships. He even took the above picture to prove it.

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She set a 3 000m steeplechase world junior record back in 2010

Apparently, she's one to jump over any hurdles as well.

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On a lighter note, she shares a birthday with Nigerian artist Davido

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