Rio Olympics: Day 1 of athletics sees world record shattered 5 Photos . Updated: 12 Aug 2016, 09:55 PM IST Livemint Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia smashes the 10000m world record on her way to gold at the Rio Olympics. And more in images 1/5Almaz Ayana (left) of Ethiopia set a world record in the 10,000 meters with a stunning solo run to win the first gold medal of the athletics programme. Ayana finished in 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds. Ayana took off 14 seconds off a 23-year-old mark set by China’s Wang Junxia in 1993. 2/5Athletes line up for the women’s 10,000-meter final during the athletics competitions at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP 3/5Defending heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (right) of Britain clocked the fastest time in the heats of the 100m hurdles to get off to a winning start in the seven-event heptathlon. The Briton won the heat in 12.84 seconds, the only competitor to beat the 13-second mark. AP 4/5Piotr Malachowski of Poland competes during the Men’s Discus Throw qualifying round. Reuters 5/5Athletics events got under way in pouring rain amid sea of empty seats on Friday morning. The first morning of track action saw empty seats all around the Olympic Stadium, with barely a couple of thousand spectators in the 60,000-capacity venue.Reuters