Isinbayeva sets new indoor world mark; Liu disqualified for false start in Sweden
China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-25 08:31
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Top: Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after clearing the bar to win the women's pole vault event, setting a world indoor record of 5.01 meters at the XL Galan Indoor athletics meet in Stockholm on Thursday. Bertil Ericson / Reuters Above: Liu Xiang of China sits on the floor after being disqualified for a false start in the 60 meter hurdles event. Liu, the 2004 Olympics 110m hurdles champion, jumped the gun having already stood up from the blocks once when he was unsettled by the noise of the crowd. Fredrik Persson / Reuters |
STOCKHOLM - Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva showed she was back to her best with an indoor world record of 5.01 meters to win the event at the XL Galan indoor meeting in Stockholm by 29cm on Thursday.
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