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2005 Super Track & Field Meet - PREVIEW
Friday 16 September 2005
Eight gold medalists from the recent IAAF World Championships in Helsinki - Justin Gatlin, Yelena Isinbayeva, Dwight Phillips, Ivan Tikhon, Allyson Felix, Olga Kuzenkova, Nadezhda Ostapchuk and Bershawn Jackson - are expected to compete in the 2005 Super Track & Field Meet in Yokohama on 19 September, a Japanese national holiday. The Super T&F meet, which was inaugurated in 1988, is now in its 18th year.

Several World records were set in the past editions of the Super meet. Twice, in 1991 and 1992, Sergey Bubka set the world Pole Vault record. The men’s PV is not in the program this year, but the women’s event is. With the presence of World record holder Yelena Isinbayeva, the World record is a distinct possibility. Her main competitions will be Tatyana Grigoriyeva, who holds the Japanese all-comers record of 4.56m, and Jillian Schwartz of the US.

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Elsewhere, world and Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia failed in all three attempts starting from the 4.50-meter mark in the women's pole vault.

Isinbayeva, who has set 18 world records indoor and outdoor, set a new world record of 5.01 meters at the world championships in Helsinki in August but has failed to improve on her mark since.





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But pole vault world champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia failed three times to clear 4.50m.

Tatiana Grigorieva of Australia won the event with a relatively modest mark of 4.10m.




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But pole vault world champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia failed to clear 4.50 metres for the first time.

"I was so tired. I had a lot of competition, I won the summer and winter world championships, I set new world records, and I tried to do my best today, but I couldn't," said Isinbayeva.

"It was the first time that I failed to clear 4.50m, because I usually start from 4.60 or 4.70. I was too tired, so I started from 4.50."

Tatiana Grigorieva of Australia won the pole vault with a mark of 4.10m.



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In the day's biggest surprise, world and Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva failed in all three of her attempts starting from the 4.50-meter mark in the women's pole vault. Australia's Tatiana Grigorieva and American Jillian Schwartz both recorded 4.10 marks.

Pictures

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It's almost as if she's telling the truth when she says breaking records isn't easy.

Have a nice rest Isi, I'll be looking forward to seeing you again in February.

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Seven Helsinki champions win but Isinbayeva no heights in Yokohama
Monday 19 September 2005
Yokohama, Japan - While newly crowned World Champions Justin Gatlin, Bershawn Jackson, Dwight Phillips, Ivan Tikhon, Allyson Felix, Olga Kuzenkova and Nadezhda Ostapchuk all won their events, Yelena Isinbayeva failed to clear her opening height at the Super Track & Field Meet - in Japanese ‘Super Rikujyo’- today.

“Tiredâ€Â

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Tatiana scores upset win at IAAF meet
Date: 19/09/05



Australia's Tatiana Grigorieva has caused a major upset with her victory at an IAAF track and field meeting in Japan on Monday.

The biggest surprise of the Yokohama meet was world champion Yelena Isinbayeva's flop in the women's pole vault.

Sydney Olympic silver medallist Grigorieva won the event after clearing 4.10.

Russian world record holder Isinbayeva bowed out after failing three times to clear 4.50 metres.

"I won everything and set new world records but today I was just so tired," said Isinbayeva, who set the current world record of 5.01 in Helsinki.

"It was the first time that I failed to clear 4.50 metres because I usually start from 4.60 or 4.70."

How strange to see a news photo of Isinbayeva with a bar coming down.

She's right, it must be incredibly stressful to be under pressure to break a WR every time she jumps, no matter how easy she's been making it look!

Pictures

Grigorieva
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Isinbayeva
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Grigorieva is STILL the hottest pv chick!