The women's 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27 and 30 August.

[1][2] The reigning champion from 2013 Meseret Defar was absent from the competition, having not yet returned from a career break to start a family.

More than a hundred metres behind, Senbere Teferi was battling the last of the Kenyans, Viola Kibiwot for the bronze medal position.

Ayana pushed home in 14:26.83 to break Genzebe's sister Tirunesh Dibaba's Championship Record.

Well behind, Genzebe was content to just finish the race in silver medal position, but the battle for bronze was accelerating.