Isinbayeva's World Records Ratified

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World records ratified
27/09/2005 14:50 - (SA)
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Monte Carlo - Yelena Isinbayeva's latest pole vault world records were ratified on Tuesday by the sport's governing body.

The International Association of Athletics Federations ratified the Russian's mark of 5.01m set in winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug 12.

Isinbayeva's earlier records of 4.95, 4.96 and 5.0m - set in July in Madrid and London - were also approved. Overall, she has set 18 world records indoor and outdoor.

The IAAF also ratified Osleidys Menendez's world record in the javelin. The Cuban threw 71.70m at the worlds on Aug 14. That bettered her own previous mark of 71.54, set in Greece in 2001.

Also ratified was Olimpiada Ivanova's world mark in the 20km walk. The Russian clocked 1 hour, 25 minutes, 41 seconds in Helsinki on Aug 7.

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What is the ratification process???