Isinbayeva bounce back
Published:Friday | August 28, 2009 | 5:59 PM
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva bounced back from losing her world title by setting a world record at 5.06 metres at the Weltklasse meet.
Isinbayeva set the mark in her first attempt, improving on the 5.05 she set at Beijing a year ago in winning her second Olympic gold medal.
She has broken the world outdoor and indoor marks 27 times.
The Russian lost her title at the world championships in Berlin last week when she failed to clear a height.
Isinbayeva passed the first five heights, then cleared 4.71 in her first attempt and did the same at 4.81, which assured her of victory over Anna Rogowska of Poland, who won gold in Berlin but had to settle for second at 4.76.