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Russia's Isinbayeva raises pole vault record
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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(Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva on Friday laid to rest any doubts she 'll be able to defend her Olympic title in the women's pole vault, breaking her own world record at Rome's Golden Gala meet. (article 1)
In her first competition of the season, the 26-year-old Monaco resident jumped 5.03 metres, two centimetres higher than the mark she set in winning the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki. (article 1)
Isinbayeva said comments about her being vulnerable this season to American record holder Jenn Stuczynksi served as motivation. (article 1)
In other action Friday in Rome: Jeremy Wariner, the Olympic and world 400-metre champion, avenged two losses to LaShawn Merritt, last year's world championship silver medallist. (article 1)
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, known as "Blade Runner" for his prosthetic limbs, ran 46.62 in the 400-metre "B" race. (article 1)
Blanka Vlasic of Croatia made it 32 straight victories in the women's high jump, clearing 2.00 metres for the victory. (article 1)
Russia's Elena Slesarenko and Tia Hellebaut of Belgium both cleared 1.98 metres, but the Russian was given second place by virtue of fewer misses (article 1)
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- Russia's Isinbayeva raises pole vault record (cbc.ca, 07/12/2008, 245 words)
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