Pole Vault

Bolt, Gay to lock horns in Diamond League

Japan Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

MONACO (AP) Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meets next year. Track and field's governing body said on Saturday that the two fastest men in history are contracted to compete in seven of the 14 cities in Asia, Europe and the United States featured in the inaugural global series.

• Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League - Boston Herald

Bolt headlines athletes lined up for Diamond League

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bolt's chief rivals, compatriot Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, are also under contract for the 14 meetings.

Is Sanya Richards the Best of '09?

Runner's World Magazine Daily News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

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Bolt, Isinbayeva up for athlete of the year award

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.

Bolt, Isinbayeva up for IAAF's athlete of the year

SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.

• Bolt, Isinbayeva up for athlete of the year award - Seattle Times
• Bolt, Isinbayeva up for athlete of the year award - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Bolt, Isinbayeva up for athlete of the year award

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.

Hooker a chance for world athletics gong

ABC (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

World and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker has joined some exclusive company in being shortlisted for the male world track and field athlete of the year award.

IAAF confirms latest Isinbayeva pole vault record

SI.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

MONACO (AP) -- Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva's world record of 5.06 meters at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich has been ratified by the IAAF.

Yelena Isinbayeva - Prince of Asturias Award 2009

HQ FEMALE CELEBRITIES PICS, PHOTOS (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009

Renjith, Elam, Surekha set Meet records

India eNews (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009

Renjith Maheshwary of Kerala, Elam Singh of Uttarkhand and V.S. Surekha of Tamil Nadu rewrote the Meet records in the men's triple jump and 3000 metres Steeplechase and women's pole vault, respectively in the 49th Inter-State athletics championship here Friday. They also bettered the qualifying norms for the next month's Asian championship in China.

From Witt to Yashin: Communist sports stars - Feature

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009

Hamburg - Anna Kournikova, Maria Sharapova and Yelena Isinbayeva are just three Russian athletes who have gained worldwide fame beyond their simple sports skills. The tennis players Kournikova and Sharapova are regular fixtures in fashion and other g...

Will The Olympics "Get The Best Of Them"?

PepperDigital (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

By Brooke Winebrenner, PepperDigital Recently, I was not surprised to hear that Obama’s Chicago based, 2016 Olympic dream was shot down by the International Olympic Committee, but I was surprised to learn that the committee could face being shot down...

Advertising: Olympic Challenge: Engaging Youths

New York Times (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

The International Olympic Committee is trying to engage young people around the world with an online campaign that encourages them to interact with champion athletes.

Hooker awarded Little Athletics honour

The Age (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

Olympic and world pole vault champion Steve Hooker has been inducted into the Australian Little Athletics Roll of Excellence in Sydney on Saturday.

Hooker awarded Little Athletics honour

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

Olympic and world pole vault champion Steve Hooker has been inducted into the Australian Little Athletics Roll of Excellence in Sydney on Saturday.