Get EA SPORTS NBA Live Video Game for $49!  Subscribe to SI Give the Gift of SI
SI.com HomeA CNN Network SiteSI.com Home
Posted: Monday October 26, 2009 11:17AM; Updated: Monday October 26, 2009 11:17AM

IAAF confirms Isinbayeva latest pole vault mark

Decrease font Decrease font
Enlarge font Enlarge font

MONACO (AP) -- Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva's world record of 5.06 meters at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich has been ratified by the IAAF.

Her performance Aug. 28 beat the mark of 5.05 she cleared at the Beijing Olympics a year earlier.

Isinbayeva has broken the world outdoor and indoor records 27 times.

Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

ADVERTISEMENT