Rio Olympic Gold medallist Almaz Ayana has told reporters that Jesus is her 'dope' after breaking the 10,000m track world record, blitzing her rivals who afterwards casted doubt on whether she was 'clean'.
"I praise the Lord. God has given me everything, every blessing. My doping is my training. My doping is Jesus. Otherwise. Nothing. I am crystal clear," said the 24 year old Ethiopian runner, after she set a new world record.
She shattered the earlier record of China's Junxia Wang's finishing time of 29:31:78 minutes with her smashing 29:17:45 minutes.
Since her wondrous win, commentary both positive and negative, poured in to the media.
"I do not really believe that she is 100 per cent (clean). It is too easy for her," Swedish runner Sarah Lahti said.
"We see no facial expression — while the rest of us are struggling for life at the back. How much difference can there be?" she questioned. "I cannot say that she is not clean, but there is little doubt."
Supporting this, a Swedish reporter took a jibe at Ayana, asking her "Did you run clean, Ayana?"
Great Britain runner Jo Pavey, 42, showed her amazement to the new record but did not take sides, only calling it the "craziest race she has ever been."
"When I saw the world record set in 1993, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. And Ayana has absolutely blitzed that time," said English runner Paula Radcliffe.
The Kenyan runner herself could not imagine that she would set a record as she just wanted to win the gold. But she has shunned all accusations calling her performance "crystal clear."