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Again, for those who don't have the webcast, the IAAF is doing live coverage at

http://www.iaaf.org/live/flash/live.html

Click the Pole Vault tab

I'll try to post what's happening in here as best I can, but I got in trouble for watching the webcast at work yesterday, so I'll have to be a bit more secretive about it today.

I lucked out and clicked the link right as the competition started. All those Awho enter at 4.00 meters : Grigorieva, Hingst, Agirre, and Gao are over. Grigorieva and Agirre take the lead with first attempt clears.

Bar goes to 4.20. Onlye Rogowska and Isinbayeva have passed beyond the height.

Grigorieva misses her first. Hingst is over on her first. Boslak and Hamackova miss their opening height first attempts. First attempt make for Agirre bumps Hingst into second. O'hara opens and misses her first at 4.20. Gao makes 4.20 on her first moving her into a tie with Hingst. Pyrek is over on her first and takes a share of the lead. Dana Ellis with a first attempt make. Polnova also clears on her first. Schwartz misses her first. That leaves four vaulters (out of those who are in the competition) with 0 scratches going into 4.35.

Second Attempts.

Grigorieva misses. Boslak makes on her second. Hamackova also over. O' hara with her second miss. Schwartz makes--leaving only Grigorieva and O'hara without clears, so far.

Third Attempts.

Grigorieva is OUT. She clears 4.00 meters and will place last. O'Hara misses her third. She no Heights.

Rogowska is now in as Bar goes to 4.35. She is over on her first. Isinbayeva is passing to 4.50. Hingst misses her first. Boslak also misses on her first. Hamackova with a first attempt make, moves into second behind Rogowska. Agirre misses. Her first scratch of the day. Gao also misses at 4.35. Pyrek with a first attempt clear takes a share of the lead with her teammate Rogowska. Ellis with a clear, makes it a three way tie for the lead. Make that a 4-way share of 1st as Polnova clears. Schwartz misses.

Second Attempts.

Hingst misses. Boslak clears--moving her into 6th. Agirre misses. Gao is over on her second and moves into 6th with Boslak. Schwartz misses.

Third Attempts.

Hingst is over on her third! Agirre also over on her third! Schwartz misses, dashing U.S. hopes for a medal.

Bar goes to 4.50m. Rogowska misses her first attempt. Isinbayeva is coming in, and with a first attempt clear, she claims first. Hingst misses. So does Boslak. Hamackova with a first attempt clear moves into second. Agirre misses. Gao and Pyrek both miss. As does Dana Ellis. Polnova misses. So far only Isinbayeva and Hamackova are over.

Second attempts.

Rogowska misses. Hingst with a miss. Boslak also misses. Miss for Agirre. Gao misses. Pyrek clears and becomes the third person over 4.50. She's in third place. Ellis misses. Polnova misses.

Third Attempts.

Surprisingly, Rogowska goes out--failing her final attempt at 4.50. THe highest she'll finish is 4th. Hingst is also out. She'll take 10th. Boslak is out on attempts. So is Agirre. Gao is over on her third! Her second third attempt clearance. She moves into 4th. Lots os misses but still in the competition for a medal. Ellis is out after missing her final attempt. And Polnova takes 4th from Gao, clearing on her final attempt!

Bar goes to 4.60. Five competitors remain. Hamackova and Pyrek have one scratch each. Isinbayeva is clean. Gao and Polnova could use an early clear if they want a medal.

Isinbayeva with a first attempt make at 4.60, no surprise there. Miss for Hamackova. Gao misses. Clear for Pyrek. She moves into second, ahead of Hamackova. Polnova misses.

Second Attempts. It's a battle for third place.

Hamackova misses. Gao or Polnova need to clear if they want third. Miss for Gao. As well as Polnova.

Final Attempts.

Hamackova is done. But currently sits third. Gao is out. She'll finish 5th. Polnova misses. So Hamackova gets the Bronze.

Bar goes to 4.70m with Isinbayeva and Pyrek left.

Clear for Isinbayeva on her first. Miss for Pyrek.

Pyrek misses her second.

She passes her final attempt to 4.75.
Isinbayeva passes to 4.80.

Miss for Pyrek. Isinbayeva takes the gold. Pyrek the silver. Hamackova the Bronze.

I think Yelena is going for 5.01 instead

and she's goin for the WR!

misses 1st attempt

Isinbayeva Clears 5.01 on her second attempt!!! A new World Record!

Big Jump up in height. From 4.70 to 5.01, 31 centimeters - about 12 inches or so.

Strange that Yelena didn't try to break the Feofanova's championship record of 4.75 first.

Miss on her first. Her first miss of the day.

Second Attempt CLEAR!