Athletics-Kipyegon sets women's 1,500m world record, Kerly wins 100m in Florence

Athletics - Diamond League - Pietro Mennea Golden Gala - Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Florence, Italy - June 2, 2023 Kenya's Faith Kipyegon poses with the screen as she sets a new world record and wins the women's 1500m final REUTERS/Remo Casilli

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Kenya's Faith Kipyegon set a women's 1,500 metres world record on Friday by clocking 3:49.11, while world champion Fred Kerley triumphed in the men's 100 metres at the third Diamond League meeting of the season.

Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015.