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Yelena Isinbayeva soars even higher

MONACO: Russian Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own women’s world pole vault record on Tuesday when she cleared 5.04 metres at her third attempt at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Isinbayeva, who bettered her previous mark of 5.03 metres set at the Rome Golden League meeting on July 11, recorded her 13th outdoor World record and 23rd overall on a warm, still night in the principality.

Powell wins

Earlier, former World record holder Asafa Powell won his third consecutive 100 metres race of the season in his last major meeting before the Beijing Olympics starting next week.

The Jamaican Commonwealth champion clocked 9.82 seconds, his best time this year. Only compatriot Usain Bolt, who took the World record from Powell on May 31, and American world champion Tyson Gay have run faster in 2008. Neither Powell nor Gay were in Tuesday’s race where American Darvis Patton finished second while Nesta Carter took third place.

The results: Men: 100m: 1. Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.82s, 2. Darvis Patton (U.S.) 9.98, 3. Nesta Carter (Jam) 10.02; 400m: 1. Martyn Rooney (GBR) 44.72s, 2. Ricardo Chambers (Jam) 44.90, 3. Leslie Djhone (Fra) 44.95; 800m: 1. Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Rus) 1:42.79s, 2. Youssef Saad Kamel (Bah) 1:42.79, 3. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:43.26; 1500m: 1. Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (Ken) 3:31.49s, 2. Shedrack Kibet Korir (Ken) 3:31.94, 3. Nicholas Willis (NZ) 3:33.51; 3000m: 1. Joseph Ebuya (Ken) 7:34.62s, 2. Isaac Songok (Ken) 7:35.06, 3. Abraham Chebii (Ken) 7:36.08; 110m hurdles: 1. David Oliver (U.S.) 13.11s, 2. Anwar Moore (U.S.) 13.19, 3. Jason Richardson (U.S.) 13.23; 400m hurdles 1. Danny McFarlane (Jam) 48.39s, 2. Marek Plawgo (Pol) 48.69, 3. Reuben McCoy (U.S.) 48.82; 3000m steeplechase: 1. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (Fra) 8:17.22s, 2. Wesley Kiprotich (Ken) 8:17.95, 3. Youcef Abdi (Aus) 8:18.34; 4x100m relay: 1. U.S. 38.41s, 2. Germany 38.48, 3. Italy 39.17.

High jump: 1. Andrey Silnov (Rus) 2.33m, 2. Linus Thornblad (Swe) 2.31, 3. Andrey Tereshin (Rus) 2.31; Triple Jump: 1. Randy Lewis (Grn) 17.42m, 2. Nelson Evora (Por) 17.24, 3. Dmitrij Valukevic (Svk) 17.20; Shot put: 1. Tomasz Majewski (Pol) 20.44m, 2. Daniel Taylor (U.S.) 20.26, 3. Rutger Smith (Ned) 20.24.

Women: 100m: 1. Kerron Stewart (Jam) 10.94s, 2. Sherone Simpson (Jam) 10.95, 3. Torri Edwards (U.S.) 11.02; 1500m: 1. Natalya Pantelyeva (Rus) 4:02.56s, 2. Sarah Jamieson (Aus) 4:03.03, 3. Natalia Rodriguez (Esp) 4:03.68; 3000m: 1. Wude Ayalew Yimer (Eth) 8:35.50s, 2. Dolores Checa (Esp) 8:37.78, 3. Peninah Jepchumba (Ken) 8:40.12; 100m hurdles: 1. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jam) 12.49s, 2. Sally McLellan (Aus) 12.53, 3. Joanna Hayes (U.S.) 12.67; 400m hurdles: 1. Melanie Walker (Jam) 53.48s, 2. Tiffany Ross-Williams (U.S.) 53.54, 3. Sheena Tosta (U.S.) 53.58; 4 x 100m relay: 1. Americas 42.33, 2. U.S. 42.49, 3. Germany 43.25; Long jump: 1. Naide Gomes (Por) 7.12m, 2. Brittney Reese (U.S.) 6.76, 3. Lyudmila Kolchanova (Rus) 6.68; Pole vault: 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Rus) 5.04m (WR), 2. Yuliya Golubchikova (Rus) 4.71, 3. Monika Pyrek (Pol) 4.71. — Agencies