Other popular video clips viewed online included German diver Stephan Feck's 'zero point' dive, Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges' pole snapping mid-vault and Usain Bolt's performance in the men's 100m final.

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Dennison added a centimetre to the seven-year-old pole vault record of Janine Whitlock with 4.45m.

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The remaining decathlon events are the 110-meter hurdles, discus, javelin, pole vault and the 1, 500-meter run.

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Isinbayeva, who failed to defend her world title in Berlin last month, won the pole vault with a first-time clearance of 4.70m to maintain her perfect Golden League record.

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When he set a personal best in the pole vault, he started giving high-fives to fans in the stands.

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Other big names in Saturday's meet include Olympic gold medalists Brittney Reese (long jump) and Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and silver medalist Jason Richardson in the 60-meter hurdles.

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"In 2005, it was guaranteed to us the track would stay - this is a matter of dignity, " added the pole vault great.

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In other action, Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva suffered a shock defeat which ending a six-year winning streak at Crystal Palace.

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On a dramatic day for Britain's athletes, new national indoor record-holder Kate Dennison jumped an impressive 4.35m in the pole vault final but needed to break another GB record to progress and had to settle for sixth position.

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Among the international stars on show on Sunday are Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele, who goes in the 3, 000m and 5, 000m, and Russia's dethroned world champion Yelena Isinbayeva, who goes head-to-head with her Polish successor Anna Rogowska in the women's pole vault.

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