Can Vlasic break the World record?
The 24-year-old Croatian star is now the reigning World indoor and outdoor champion and holds the longest winning streak in the sport with no less than 30 wins in a row to her credit, 26 of them clearing 2.00 or higher. Taking a close look at her outdoor campaign Vlasic has successfully performed already eight times always in the impressive 2.01-2.06 range. Tough, the 1.92 tall Vlasic will take on for the first time this summer her arch rival Yelena Slesarenko of Russia. In sharp contrast to the Croatian, the 26-year-old reigning Olympic champion made her outdoor debut last 28 June in the Eberstadt jumping festival but she proved to be in full shape by clearing a winning 2.02m while trying to give a scare to this formidable duo will be Spain’s Ruth Beitia and Ukraine’s reigning Olympic bronze medallist Vita Styopina. A clean sweep of medals for Russia is expected in the women’s Pole Vault since the field assembled features former World champion and record holder Svetlana Feofanova and
