John Kariuki brings the Kenyan men's team home in Chiba (© Hasse Sjögren)
MonteCarloThe following World Records have recently been ratified:
Men
Road Relay 42.195km
1:57:06 'Team Kenya' KEN, Chiba, JPN, 23 Nov 05
(Josephat Ndambiri, Martin Mathathi, Daniel Mwangi, Mekubo Mogusu, Onesmus Nyerre, John Kariuki)
Previous: 1:57:56 Morocco MAR, Litochoro, GRE, 17 Apr 94
Women - Indoor
Pole Vault
4.91m Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Donetsk, UKR, 12 Feb 06
Previous: 4.90m Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Madrid, ESP, 6 Mar 05
Women - Junior
400m Hurdles
54.40 Xing Wang (86) CHN, Nanjing, CHN, 21 Oct 05
Previous: 54.70 Lashinda Demus USA, Kingston, JAM, 19 Jul 02
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