Asafa Powell with World record clock (© AFP/Getty Images)
MonteCarloThe following World Records, which were set earlier this year, have recently been ratified.
Men - Senior
100m
9.77 Asafa Powell JAM, Athens, GRE, 14 Jun 05
Previous: 9.78 Tim Montgomery USA, Paris, FRA, 14 Sep 02
Men - Indoor
400m
44.57 Kerron Clement USA, Fayetteville, USA, 12 Mar 05
Previous: 44.63 Michael Johnson USA, Atlanta, USA, 4 Mar 95
Women – Senior
Pole Vault
4.93 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Lausanne, SUI, 05 Jul 05**
Previous: 4.92 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Brussels, BEL, 3 Sep 04
**NOTE: Higher marks that are currently awaiting / undergoing ratification procedure
4.95 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Madrid, ESP, 16 Jul 05
4.96 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, London, GBR, 22 Jul 05
5.00 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, London, GBR, 22 Jul 05
5.01 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Helsinki, FIN, 9 Aug 05
Decathlon
8358p Austra Skujyte LTU, Columbia, USA, 14-15 Apr 05
Previous: (inaugural record as at 1 Jan 2005)
8150p Maria Collonville FRA, Talence, FRA, 25-26 Sep 04
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