Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards. Bolt set three world records last year at the Beijing Olympics and broke two of those marks — in the 100 and 200 meters — in August at the world championships in Berlin. Isinbayeva broke her own world record by clearing 5.06 meters at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich in August. Her performance beat the mark of 5.05 she cleared at the Beijing Games a year... Read Full Story
On the last day of the Golden League season, the Van Damme Memorial will see Yelena Isinbayeva, Kenenisa Bekele and Sanya Richards compete for the $1 million jackpot. The prize goes to anyone who wins all six of the premier European meets. If more than one contender remains perfect by Friday night, the pot will be divided accordingly. The race for the jackpot will have to make up for missing out on the anticipated showdown between Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay in the 100 meters. It was supposed... Read Full Story
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva said she was hoping to brush aside bitter memories of her failure at the world championships with a successful performance at the remaining top events this year. "I feel dissatisfaction at my failure at the world championships," Isinbayeva told reporters on Thursday. "That failure stimulates me to reach new heights. I want to completely erase all memories of that disappointment. "There are three major events, including the Grand Prix final, left... Read Full Story
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva, the double Olympic champion and world record holder, has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias prize for sport, the jury announced on Wednesday. "Considered the best pole-vaulter of all times, Yelena Isinbayeva has achieved historic records and has become the only female pole vaulter ever to clear the 5.00 metre barrier, setting a total of 27 world records in this sport," the jury said. The 27-year-old set a world record of 5.06m at a... Read Full Story
Russia has more than one beauty.
There’s Miss Russia - Ksenia SUKHINOVA - Miss World 2008 - Photo Gallery.
And there is Yelena Isinbayeva, who just cleared 5.00 (16′ 6″) meters in the pole vault at a meet in Ukraine’s Donetsk.
There are few things more beautiful than the shine of an athlete, and especially one who has just set a world record.
And, I may be wrong, but something tells me that Yelena has had to work a lot harder for to be on top of the world.
What do you think... Read Full Story
Usain Bolt continued his winning run by beating fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell to claim the 100 metres at the Golden League meeting in Zurich Friday in 9.81 seconds.
The world and Olympic champion, who set a world record 9.58 seconds 12 days earlier in Berlin, appeared to ease up slightly as he crossed the line.
The time was still the fifth fastest of all time over the distance. Bolt, who has not competed in every Golden League meeting this season, has not lost a 100m race for 13... Read Full Story
Tiger Woods could not believe what had happened. "I did everything I needed to do, except for getting the ball in the hole," Woods said. "Just didn't make the putts when I needed to make them." He was unable to capitalize on his two-shot advantage at the start of the final round of the USPGA and lost out to Y.E. Yang.
A few hours later in Berlin, Yelena Isinbayeva, the nine-time major champion had failed to make a successful vault in three attempts. The queen of pole-vaulting who holds the... Read Full Story
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva , born in Volgograd, Russia, on June 3, 1982, is a sport legend in pole vault. She is the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2004 and 2008) in pole vault. On July 22, 2005, she became the 1st woman ever to pass the 5.00 metre barrier. Yelena Isinbayeva current world record is 5.05 m which she set at the Summer Olympics Games in Beijing on August 18, 2008. Setting 26 world records (14 outdoor and 12 indoor), she is unbeaten since the Olympic Games of 2004 and being... Read Full Story
Is Yelena Isinbayeva really vulnerable or will she get more silverware, and possibly another pole vault world record as well, at the world athletics championships Monday?
The Russian has been in a world of her own in the event over the past years, winning every major title since the 2004 Olympics and getting a total 26 world records to a current height of 5.05m outdoors and 5.00m under a roof.
However, the 27-year-old has managed no better than 4.85m outdoors this season and... Read Full Story
Tyson Gay sent a warning to Usain Bolt when the American clocked the fastest 100 metres time of the year, 9.77 seconds, at the Golden League series stop in Rome.
The three-time 2007 world champion Gay moved ahead of former world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica early in Friday's race as he equalled his personal best.
Powell clocked a season-best 9.88 seconds and compatriot Yohan Blake was third in 9.96 seconds.
Bolt, who got a golden world record treble at the Beijing... Read Full Story
