Yelena Isinbayeva soaks up the atmosphere after winning the Olympic pole vault title (© Getty Images)
For the second straight Olympic Games, Yelena Isinbayeva set a new World record in the Pole Vault. The Russian defended her title with a third attempt clearance at 5.05m*, adding a centimetre to her own 5.04m record set last month at the Herculis Super Grand Prix in Monaco. It was the 26-year-old’s 24th World record.
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* pending the usual ratification procedures
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