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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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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.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia jumps during the Women's Pole Vault at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix athletics competition September 20, 2009.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after a jump during the Women's Pole Vault at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix athletics September 20, 2009.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after a successful jump during the Women's Pole Vault at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix athletics competition September 20, 2009.

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Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva attends a press conference of Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Friday Sept. 18, 2009 in Shanghiai, China. Many Olympic champions and world record holders of track and field competitions will participate in the one-day competition at Shanghai Stadium Sunday.

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Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva attends a press conference of Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Friday Sept. 18, 2009 in Shanghiai, China. Many Olympic champions and world record holders of track and field competitions will participate in the one-day competition at Shanghai Stadium Sunday.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva attends 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 smiles as she addresses a press conference in Shanghai on September 17, 2009.

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Russian pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva smiles as she addresses a press conference in Shanghai on September 17, 2009.

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Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva celebrates a successful jump at women's Pole Vault during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Isinbaeva won the gold medal.

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Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva blows kisses to the crowd during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Isinbaeva won the gold medal.

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Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva blows kisses to the crowd during an IAAF World Athletics Final at Thessaloniki's Kaftanzoglio stadium, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Isinbayeva won the gold medal.