Isinbayeva Sets World Record in Pole Vault
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In the wee hours of the night, Yelena Isinbayeva had the Olympic Stadium stage all to herself - and brought the most thrilling day of track and field thus far in Athens to a perfect end.
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Yelena Isinbayeva beat her own world record to clinch the Olympic women&#39;s pole vault gold on Tuesday coming one step closer to matching the performances of her idol, Sergei Bubka.
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ATHENS - Tim Mack of Knoxville, Tenn., grabbed a pole, flew down the runway and set an Olympic record in the pole vault. When Mack landed yesterday, he not only had earned the day&#39;s only gold medal for the
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American Shani Davis breaks the track record Sunday in Inzell, Germany, winning his second 1,000-meter race in two days in World Cup speedskating.
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Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand continued her dominance of pursuit racing Sunday, breaking her own world record to win the Olympic gold medal.
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Liu Xiang of China tied the 100-meter hurdles world record and set a new Olympic mark Friday, winning the gold medal in 12.91 seconds.
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ATHENS : New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer smashed her second world record in as many days on the way to claiming the 3000-metre individual pursuit cycling gold medal at the Athens Olympics.
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An explosive performance from Tyson Gay led to a championship record of 19.76 seconds in the 200 meters. Jamaican Usain Bolt took the silver.
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ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Hercules Liu Chunhong Thursday lifted three world records on her way to winning the women&#39;s 69kg gold medal at the Athens Olympics, the fourth of the power sport competition for China.
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Chinese Hercules Liu Chunhong of China lifted three world records on her way to winning the women&#39;s 69kg category gold medal at the 28th Olympic Games on Thursday.
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Japan&#39;s Makoto Tamada powered into pole position for Sunday&#39;s Portuguese Grand Prix, setting a lap record just before the end of qualifying on Saturday.
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RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell showed he had recovered from his disappointing third place at the world championships by breaking his 100 meters world record with a time of 9.74 seconds on Sunday.
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Pole vaulters are an odd bunch -- friends and fierce competitors who perform gymnastics atop a pole 19 feet above the ground. Right now, no one is doing it better than Americans Tim
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Frenchman Alain Robert has defied bad weather to set a personal record by climbing the world&#39;s tallest building, Taipei 101, in four hours.
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RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell bounced back from his disappointing third place at the world championships on Sunday when he broke his 100 meters world record with a time of 9.74 seconds.
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FRENCHMAN Alain Robert on Saturday defied bad weather to set a personal record by climbing the world&#39;s tallest building, Taipei 101, in four hours.
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Australia&#39;s Jodie Henry set a world record of 53.52 seconds for the women&#39;s 100 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics Wednesday.