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Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm! - Updated

24 February 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden - Most of the nearly 10,000 spectators gathered in the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm on Thursday (23) to experience the 2012 edition of “XL-Galan” chose to stay on when the meet was all but over at 10 p.m. with just one athlete in one event remaining. The minority that did leave will certainly live to regret that decision.

Parade of world leaders descends upon Stockholm - Preview 21 February 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden - Ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 the indoor gala in the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm has especially featured world class jumping events and races on the oval track. The 23rd XL-Galan to be held on Thursday evening 23 February will fit very well into that tradition with names as Kirani James, Anna Chicherova, Adam Kzczot and Yelena Isinbayeva topping the impressive bill at the final IAAF Indoor Permit meeting of 2012. READ MORE	Liu Xiang, Clarke, Ennis and Defar delight Birmingham 18 February 2012 - Birmingham, UK - Liu Xiang and Lerone Clarke stole the spotlight at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham this afternoon (18) posting two of six world leading performances in the National Indoor Arena which also saw Jessica Ennis leap to the top of the season’s women's 60m Hurdles performances and Meseret Defar improve her list-topping time in the 3000m. READ MORE	Kszczot's sensational momentum continues – 1:44.57 in Lievin 15 February 2012 - Liévin, France - Adam Kszczot's middle distance momentum continued with a Polish national 800m record in Liévin, France, on Tuesday, one of five world-leading marks set at the Meeting Pas de Calais. READ MORE
Cheruiyot's lone indoor appearance set for Birmingham 13 February 2012 - Birmingham, UK - Four-time World champion Vivian Cheruiyot will run her only indoor race this season at the Aviva Grand Prix on Saturday (18), as she steps up preparations for Olympic gold. READ MORE	The focus on Lavillenie and Lemaitre in Liévin - PREVIEW 13 February 2012 - Liévin, France - Renaud Lavillenie and Christophe Lemaitre will meet the world’s best at the 23rd edition of the “Meeting Pas de Calais Trophée Caisse d’Epargne” in Liévin on Tuesday (14), the fourth of this season’s six IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings. READ MORE	Three world leads as middle distances steal the spotlight in Karlsruhe 13 February 2012 – Karlsruhe, Germany - Track events unexpectedly vied for attention with the marquee disciplines as three world-leading performances came from runners at the Internationales Hallenleichtathletik Meeting (IHM) in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Sunday (12). READ MORE
Focus on Storl and Jones in Karlsruhe - Preview 10 February 2012 – Karlsruhe, Germany - Strong fields in the men’s Shot Put and women’s hurdles highlight the start lists for Sunday’s IHM fixture at the Europahalle in Karlsruhe, Germany, the third of this season’s six IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings. READ MORE	Dayron Robles and Liu Xiang set for Birmingham battle 8 February 2012 - Birmingham, UK - Reigning Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and World Record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with former World and Olympic 110m Hurdles champion and reigning World Indoor 60m Hurdles titleholder Liu Xiang in a blockbuster 60m Hurdles battle at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February. READ MORE	Seven world leads in Moscow's mid-winter chill 6 February 2012 – Moscow, Russia - More than 200 athletes from 26 countries on four continents gathered for the 21st edition of the ‘Russian Winter’ in the chill of Moscow on Sunday (5) where seven world leading performances were produced on the 13-event programme. READ MORE