Upon winning the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award Genzebe Dibaba is now breaking through to mainstream stardom. Here is her acceptance of the award (at :36 after Djokovic accepted male award)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaAC6DPVKRc
She's even learning to speak English. With her out of this world beauty and enchanting personality I think the sky is the limit and she could bring distance running back to prominence.
She has broken four world records in the last two years, however all of them are indoor. Nevertheless it was enough to gain her the highest sports honor alongside the tennis superstar of the moment.
If she can break some outdoor world records we may be looking at a new T&F rock star