There was a lot of action at the National Stadium in Beijing yesterday. Here are the results:

Defending Gold Medalist, Elena Isinbaeva of Russia easily won the Gold Medal in the women’s pole vault, setting a new world record of 5.05. Jennifer Stuczynski of the United States, who just began pole vaulting four years ago, finished second for the Silver Medal. Svetlana Feofanova of Russia took the Bronze Medal.

In the women’s 800m event, Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo and Janeth Japkosgei Busienei took the Gold and Silver Medals, respectively. Hasna Benhassi or Morocco took the Bronze Medal.
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Bershawn Jackson, aka “Batman,” led the field in the mens 400m hurdles event at the US Track and Field Qualifying Meet in Eugene, Oregon over the weekend. The victory earns him a place on the US track and field Olympic team, along with Kerron Clement and Angelo Taylor.
It’s a talented threesome. Jackson was the 2005 World Champion; Clement is the reigning World Champion, and Taylor, a former two-time Olympian won gold in this event in Sydney.