(Reuters) - Nearly a half a decade after Jenn Suhr thought she was ready to challenge Russian great Yelena Isinbayeva for women's pole vault supremacy, the gritty American's dreams are coming true.
In the high altitude of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday, Suhr soared to a height not even Isinbayeva had cleared indoors - a world record 5.02 metres (16 feet, 5 1/2 inches) - to add to her London Olympic triumph over the Russian.
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