Isinbayeva’s ‘comeback’ World record upstages Bolt in Zürich

Yelena Isinbayeva, who no heighted in the final at last week's World Championships in Berlin, improved her World Pole Vault record with a first time clearance at 5.06m at the Weltklasse Zürich, the fifth of the six meeting ÅF Golden League 2009 series.

As well as Isinbayeva’s pinnacle performance, there were four other 2009 world leads tonight; nine Berlin champions won while another five fell at their first post championship hurdle. In the ÅF Golden League US$1 Million Jackpot stakes three of the four aspirants made it through to the sixth and final challenge in Brussels next Friday (4 Sep).

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