Layes Abdullayeva

Layes Abdullayeva (; born 29 May 1991 in Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian-born Azerbaijani international middle and long-distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m.

Life In 2009, a Turkish coach in Adis Ababa persuaded her to switch allegiance to Azerbaijan. She competed for Azerbaijan in the time period from 2009 to 2013.

After the end of her sporting career, she returned back to Ethiopia and later regretted her cooperation with the Azerbaijani national team, mentioning insufficient funding and being tricked to dope.

Achievements Representing 2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd 3000 m steeplechase 9:55.95 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 3000 m 8:57.59 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 3rd 3000 m 8:55.33 NR European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 3000 m steeplechase 9:34.75 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 3000 m 9:00.37 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 5000m 15:29.47 1st 10,000m 32:18.05 (CR) Universiade Shenzhen, China 5th 5000 m 16:03.13 2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (h) 3000 m 9:08.41 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th 5000 m 15:33.88 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 32nd (q) 5000 m 15:45.69 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 5000 m 15:51.72 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 3rd 5000 m 16:49.08