Kamel and Brathwaite want the WR, Isinbayeva wants nine more

Both World 1500m champion Yusuf Saad Kamel and World 110m Hurdles champion Ryan Brathwaite aim for the World record while Olympic Pole Vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva wants to achieve nine more to overtake Sergey Bubka.

"I want to attempt a World record in the 1500 and run sub-1:42 in the 800m," said Kamel. "I want to stay serious and focus on my training. Even if I don’t break the World record I think I can run 3:27. When I ran 3:31 this year I didn’t do a lot of training, maybe less than one month. And it was not very difficult."

"I’m aiming for the World record," Brathwaite explained. "I’m going back to the drawing board and repairing the things that need to be fixed. It’s better to aim high than to take it too late. And I’ll be aiming for the world indoor title in Doha. And I’ll be running in the Commonwealth Games as well."

"There are nine more remaining, and I’m really patient," said Isinbayeva on approaching Sergey Bubka’s mark of 35 world records. "It could be something special to get 36. I’m sure that no ne after me will repeat it. Nowhere."

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