Kenyan wins in 3:49.11 in Florence to eclipse Dibaba’s markDina Asher-Smith pulls out of 100m at last minute with cramp
Faith Kipyegon set a women’s 1500 metres world record, clocking 3:49.11 at the third Diamond League meeting of the season in Florence on Friday.
The Kenyan athlete, winner of the last two Olympic 1500m golds and the 2017 and 2022 world titles, bettered the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in 2015.
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