Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own world record in the women's pole vault on Tuesday with a jump of 4.93 meters at the Athletissima Grand Prix meet in Lausanne, Switzerland.

　　Isinbayeva, the Olympic champion and the world's No. 1 ranked woman, had set the previous world record of 4.92 in Brussels in September 2004.

　　The 22-year-old Russian said she was glad to break the record but was not really surprised with the result.

　　"I was ready to be here. I was in good form," said Isinbayeva after recording her 14th pole vault world record. "It was perfect."

　　Chandra Sturrup of Bahamas set a season best of 10.84 seconds in the women's 100 meters, one of several season's best performances at the meeting.

　　Isinbayeva, who broke the indoor world record in each of her four appearances this past winter, eclipsed the outdoor world record on Tuesday on her third attempt. She quickly leapt back onto her feet and began jumping up and down on the mat, her long ponytail flying, as the frenzied crowd drowned out the announcer with their cheers.

　　The Russian set the goal of becoming the first women to break the 5-meter mark this year. "I have five more meets this year and I will try and beat the record every time."

　　Isinbayeva set the indoor world record by clearing 4.90 meters in Madrid, in March.

　　She set the outdoor world record of 4.91 meters at the Athens Olympics. She raised that to 4.92 meters on September 3 in Brussels.

　　World and Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila of the United States was runner-up with a vault of 4.60. Third place was a three-way tie between Thorey Elisdottir of Iceland, Czech Pavla Hamackova and Monika Pyrek of Poland, who cleared 4.40.

　　Benefiting from a tailwind of 1.9 meters per second (still within the limit of 2.0), Sturrup shaved .12 from the previous season best of 10.96 set by Jamaican Veronica Campbell in Carson, California, in May.

　　"I had a very fast start but my race was not perfect," Sturrup said. "But I did my personal best time. I was injured last year, but this year I'm physically fit and this is my seventh race this year."

　　France's Ronald Pognon was the surprise winner of the men's 100, crossing in 9.99 to beat favorites such as Athens Olympic gold and silver medalists Justin Gatlin and Francis Obikwelu. It marked the first time the Frenchman had run under 10 seconds.

　　"I knew I had the potential to run under 10," he said. "The track is very fast. I trained a lot and I won on power."

　　Pognon crossed a stride ahead of Aziz Zakari, who finished three-hundredths of a second behind for second place and Gatlin took third in 10.03.

　　"My left leg felt a little tight," Gatlin said after the race.

　　Gatlin is scheduled to run in a highly anticipated 100-meter showdown with world record holder Asafa Powell in tomorrow's Golden League meet in Rome.

　　"I'm looking forward to racing him," Gatlin said. "Everybody sees Asafa Powell as the major contender for the World Championships. I see 9.76 both as an objective and dream this season. And if not this season, it'll be next season."

　　Powell, who set the world record of 9.77 last month, was watching the race from the stands after being forced to pull out due to a small injury which he would not specify, but said he would be ready to race Gatlin and the others in Rome. "I'm fine. I'm ready for Rome. I don't have to win but I'll try," said Powell, adding that he was gearing up for August's World Championships.

　　"I'm looking forward to Helsinki. I feel quite confident. I think I'll win," Powell said.

　　Romania's Marian Oprea had the season's best performance of 17.82 meters in the men's triple jump, helped by a light tailwind of 1.0 meters per second. The effort marked Oprea's only legal jump of the night. His three other attempts were disallowed.

　　Britain's Jonathan Edwards still holds the world mark of 18.29 he set in Goteborg, Sweden, in 1995.

　　Momchil Karailiev of Bulgaria finished second with 17.36, while Brazil's Jadel Gregorio, who had previous best mark this season of 17.73, could only manage 17.34 for third place.

　　Lithuania's Virgilijus Alekna had the season's best throw of 70.53 meters in the discus. Gerd Kanter of Estonia, who had the previous best of 70.10 this year, finished second with a throw of 68.32.

　　American James Carter won a rough and tumble 400 hurdles in 48.47. The race was marked by the fall of Olympic bronze medalist Naman Keita of France, who crashed three quarters of the way through, and a bad stumble on the last hurdle by Olympic silver medalist Danny McFarlane of Jamaica, who crossed fifth in 49.80. Louis Van Zyl of South Africa was runner-up in 48.82.

　　(The Associated Press)