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Florence DL: Kipyegon sets new 1500m record, Ta Lou dominates women’s 100m

Florence DL: Kipyegon sets new 1500m record, Ta Lou dominates women’s 100m

History was made at the Florence Diamond League on Friday as Kenya's middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon set a new world record to win the women's 1500m event. The Olympic Games and World 1500m champion shattered the previous record held by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015 after winning Friday's race with a time of 3 minutes and 49.11 seconds. She fended off competition from Britian's Laura Muir...