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The meeting between Jamaica´s Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell is a duel that meeting promoters have been dreaming about, but one that can only be seen at DN Galan, Tuesday, July 22. New world record holder Usain Bolt ran 9,72 in May and is the favourite to win Olympic gold in Beijing, but he has to watch out for former record holder Asafa Powell who has the Stadium record with 9,86. A time that could be in jeopardy. There will also be a duel in the women´s pole vault. A duel that has the potential to become historic. Yelena Isinbayeva, the phenomenal Russian who has set 21 world records since 2003 and who is alone to have cleared five metres, (5.01), is coming to DN Galan for the fourth time. Last time she was in Stockholm she jumped 4.79 and received a 1-carat diamond for her Stadium record. - Stockholm Olympic Stadium is good for pole vault, says Yelena who would love to get another diamond. It is possible to jump very high there. She will face Jennifer Stuczynski who won the USA Olympic trials last week. After a new American record, (4.92), she made two attempts at 5.02. - It is not unlikely that for the first time in history we will see two women jump five metres, says DN Galan´s meeting director Rajne Söderberg. Isinbayeva became the first woman over five metres July 22, 2005. Now Jennifer Stuczynski can copy the achievement – three years to the day! Keijo Liimatainen |
