Olympics: Russian pole vault queen gets bronze

August 7th, 2012 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS  

London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbaeva took the bronze at the Olympic pole vault final Monday.

Isinbaeva was looking to become the first woman to win a track and field gold in an individual event three times straight.

The two-time Olympic champion failed to clear 4.75 metres twice, then missed 4.80, to leave America’s Jenn Suhr and Cuba’s Yarisley Silva to fight it out for the gold.

–IANS/RIA Novosti
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