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Chinese 110-meter hurdler Liu Xiang, right, and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, left, shake hands after a press conference of Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Friday Sept. 18, 2009 in Shanghiai, China. Liu plans to compete at the one-day competition at Shanghai Stadium Sunday.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva(L) and Chinese 110-meter hurdles Liu Xiang(R) shake hands at the press conference of 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 18, 2009 in Shanghai of China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva(L) and Chinese 110-meter hurdles Liu Xiang(R) smile at the press conference of 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 18, 2009 in Shanghai of China.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva(L) and Chinese 110-meter hurdles Liu Xiang(R) attend the press conference of 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on September 18, 2009 in Shanghai of China.

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Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva (L) stands with Chinese sprint hurdler Liu Xiang during a press conference in Shanghai on September 18, 2009.

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Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva (L) shakes hands with Chinese sprint hurdler Liu Xiang during a press conference in Shanghai on September 18, 2009.

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Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva (L) listens to Deputy Consul General of Russia Oleg Zuev (R) in front of the steel structure which will become the Russian pavillion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on September 17, 2009.

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Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva (C) holds the hand of Shanghai's expo mascot, Haibao, as she stands next to Deputy Consul General of Russia Oleg Zuev (R) in front of the steel structure which will become the Russian pavillion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on September...

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulates two-times Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, right, after awarding her during a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

Yelena Isinbayeva (R) of Russia talks with an unidentified woman as she leaves the stadium after failing in the women's pole vault final during the World athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin August 17, 2009.

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CORRECTING SPELLING OF ATHLETE'S NAME --- Russian Yelena Isinbayeva (R) and Australian Steven Hooker hold a symbolic star during the awards ceremony of the International indoor meeting "Pole Vault Stars" in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on 15 February, 2009.

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MONTE CARLO, MONACO - NOVEMBER 23: IAAF President, Lamime Diack presents Yelena Isinbayeva (R) of Russia and Usain Bolt of Jamaica with their World Athletes of the Year Awards during the IAAF World Athletics Gala at the Hotel on November 23, 2008 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Yelena Isinbayeva (L) of Russia and Usain Bolt of Jamaica display their World Athlete of the Year Award during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 23, 2008.

Yelena Isinbayeva (R) of Russia receives the World Athlete of the Year Award from Prince Albert II of Monaco during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 23, 2008.

Yelena Isinbayeva (L) of Russia and Usain Bolt of Jamaica display their World Athlete of the Year Award during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 23, 2008.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, poses for photographers with Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, right, and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, center, as they hold their "Athlete of the Year Awards", in Monaco, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, right, and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, left, pose for photographers as they hold their "Athlete of the Year Awards", in Monaco, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, right, and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, left, pose for photographers as they hold their "Athlete of the Year Awards", in Monaco, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.

Yelena Isinbayeva (R) of Russia and Usain Bolt of Jamaica display their World Athlete of the Year Award during the IAAF World Athletic Gala in Monte Carlo November 23, 2008.

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva (L) and Jamaica's Usain Bolt display their IAAF World Athlete of the Year trophies ahead of the annual global awards ceremony in Monaco November 23, 2008.

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva (L) and Jamaica's Usain Bolt display their IAAF World Athlete of the Year trophies ahead of the annual global awards ceremony in Monaco November 23, 2008.

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva (L) and Jamaica's Usain Bolt display their IAAF World Athlete of the Year trophies ahead of the annual global awards ceremony in Monaco November 23, 2008.

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Russian Yelena Isinbayeva reacts after the Women's Pole Vault at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, an international track and field event at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

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Russian Yelena Isinbayeva clears the bar during the Women's Pole Vault at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, an international track and field event at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia (L) chats with her coach Petrov Vitali in between jumps during the Women's Pole Vault at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix athletics September 20, 2009.