Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva showed she was back to her best with an indoor world record of 5.01m to win the event at the XL Galan indoor meeting in Stockholm by 29 centimeters Thursday. The Russian, who has struggled with form and injury for the past couple of years, bettered her previous world indoor mark by one centimeter leaving British Olympic hope Holly Bleasdale a distant second with a best clearance of 4.72. Yarisley Silva of Cuba was third. Cuba's Dayron Robles powered to victory in the 60m hurdles after rival Liu Xiang was disqualified for a false start. Liu, the 2004 Olympics high hurdles champion, jumped the gun having already stood up from the blocks once when he was unsettled by the noise of the crowd. The Chinese athlete, immediately left the track, not waiting for confirmation of the disqualification. Liu's absence left Robles the clear favorite and he cruised home ahead of compatriot Orlando Ortega in a time of 7.66 seconds after slowing over the final 10m. Robles had lost to Liu in Birmingham last weekend in the pair's first meeting since the Cuban was disqualified for obstructing his rival during the final of the 110m hurdles at the 2011 world championships. Isinbayeva was virtually unbeatable in the pole vault between 2003 and 2009 and after seasons of disappointment has now announced her return to form in Olympic year. “This was my night, and my body answered ‘yes',” said Isinbayeva, who also holds the outdoor world record of 5.06m. On a good night for the Russians Anna Chicherova won the women's high jump, clearing two meters. Local favorite Emma Green Trergaro could only manage a disappointing 1.91, leaving Emma Jungmark to keep the Swedish flag flying as she took second place on countback from Belgium's Tia Hellebaut, both clearing 1.94. Bolt to miss meet Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will miss his second consecutive scheduled meeting of the season Saturday so he can concentrate on training, his agent said. “Usain isn't racing this weekend — he is focused on training at the moment,” Ricky Simms told Reuters via email Thursday. He gave no indication when Bolt would launch the defense of his 100 and 200m titles at the London Games.
