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Stacy Dragila of the United States broke the women’s world outdoor record in the pole vault and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele set the mark in the men’s 10,000-meter race at an IAAF meet Tuesday in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Dragila, 33, the defending Olympic champion, cleared 15 feet, 10 inches on her third attempt, beating by a quarter-inch the record set by Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia.
Bekele finished in 26 minutes and 20.31 seconds, breaking countryman Haile Gebrselassie’s record of 26:22.75 set in 1998. Bekele’s feat came just nine days after he broke Gebrselassie’s 5,000-meter record in 12:37.95.
Also Tuesday, Alan Webb of the United States beat an elite field in the 1,500 meters, winning in 3:32.73.
