 Despite her continental success, she failed to break through on the global scene, just finishing in (or near) the top ten at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009, and an eleventh-place finish at 2008 Beijing Olympics.She made her marathon debut at the 2008 Osaka Ladies Marathon and led the race up to the 30 km mark.However, her pacing collapsed soon after that point and she ended up in 19th place with a time of 2