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I hope this finally settles the issue (see final paragraph)
From the IAAF
http://www.iaaf.org/GP04/news/Kind=2/newsId=25542.html
Dragila challenges again at the very top with 4.83 vault
While historic runs are becoming nothing less than expected from Bekele, Stacy Dragila has been pushed from the limelight in the Pole Vault by Russian rivals Yelena Isinbayeva and Svetlana Feofanova, her successors as World record holders.
So when Dragila successfully managed her third attempt at 4.83, the highest ever outdoor clearance, the reigning Olympic champion quickly thrust herself back into contention at the top of the Pole Vault heap, where she has spent much of her career.
"It was a little bit of a surprise," she said of her jump that added two centimetres to her national record. After run-throughs on her first two attempts, her clearance seemed unlikely. Indeed, it wasn't pretty, with her entire torso rubbing the bar, but it stayed.
"I felt a little sluggish, and it felt really effortless. It's kind of fun when it feels that way." Dragila said that her early-season effort is by no means a peak and she continues her preparation for Athens. "I'm still working on my speed, and things are coming together nicely. I think that a lot of people thought I was finished last year and the year before."
NB. Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) the current World record holder with 4.86m (set when winning the World Indoor title in Budapest this winter) who held the previous best ever outdoor mark of 4.82, sat out the competition with a cold.
From the IAAF
http://www.iaaf.org/GP04/news/Kind=2/newsId=25542.html
Dragila challenges again at the very top with 4.83 vault
While historic runs are becoming nothing less than expected from Bekele, Stacy Dragila has been pushed from the limelight in the Pole Vault by Russian rivals Yelena Isinbayeva and Svetlana Feofanova, her successors as World record holders.
So when Dragila successfully managed her third attempt at 4.83, the highest ever outdoor clearance, the reigning Olympic champion quickly thrust herself back into contention at the top of the Pole Vault heap, where she has spent much of her career.
"It was a little bit of a surprise," she said of her jump that added two centimetres to her national record. After run-throughs on her first two attempts, her clearance seemed unlikely. Indeed, it wasn't pretty, with her entire torso rubbing the bar, but it stayed.
"I felt a little sluggish, and it felt really effortless. It's kind of fun when it feels that way." Dragila said that her early-season effort is by no means a peak and she continues her preparation for Athens. "I'm still working on my speed, and things are coming together nicely. I think that a lot of people thought I was finished last year and the year before."
NB. Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) the current World record holder with 4.86m (set when winning the World Indoor title in Budapest this winter) who held the previous best ever outdoor mark of 4.82, sat out the competition with a cold.
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