Faith Kipyegon breaks women's 1500m world record as Laura Muir in Diamond League

Britain's Laura Muir finished 2nd successful the women's 1500m arsenic Faith Kipyegon acceptable a caller satellite grounds successful the Florence Diamond League gathering connected Friday.

But Kipyegon streaked wide to triumph successful 3 minutes 49.11 seconds, breaking the 3:50 obstruction for the archetypal time, portion Muir ran a season's champion of 3:57.09.

Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba acceptable the erstwhile grounds of 3:50.07 successful 2015.

Kipyegon has won some satellite and Olympic golden connected 2 occasions but this is the archetypal clip she has breached the satellite record.

She present holds the archetypal and 3rd fastest times successful history, moving her erstwhile champion of 3:50.37 past August.

More to follow.