Isinbayeva wins women's pole vault at Shanghai

Isinbayeva wins women's pole vault at Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix here on Sunday.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after her jump during the women's pole vault event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich Aug. 28, 2009.

Isinbayeva, who just set a new world record of 5.06 meters at the World Athletics Finals, cleared 4.85 meters for the title. She tried to break the world records but failed in three attempts at 5.07 meters.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after her jump during the women's pole vault event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich Aug. 28, 2009.

Anna Gogowska of Poland and her compatriot Monika Pyrek, who finished 1-2 at the Berlin world championships, was second (4.60) and third (4.50) respectively.