Isinbayeva sets another pole vault record

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Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own world record today in the women’s pole vault with a leap of 16 feet, 6 1/2 inches. Isinbaeva’s set her new mark during the Monaco Grand Prix on her third and final attempt at that height. She set her previous world record of 16-6 in Rome on July 11.

Isinbaeva, the reigning Olympic and world champion, will be in Beijing next month.

-- Greg Johnson