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Zhang refreshes Asian indoor pole vault record(Xinhua)Updated: 2007-03-16 10:49 Chinese teenager Zhang Yingning jumped over 4.46 meters to refresh the women's Asian indoor pole vault record in Shanghai on Thursday. The 17-year-old, who was competing in the Shanghai leg of the 2007 China's national indoor athletics championships, also booked a ticket for the Beijing Olympic Games with the brilliant result. The previous record of 4.45 meters was set by Chinese No. 1 pole vaulter Gao Shuying in March 2002. Zhang, a rising star, has also qualified for this year's world athletics championships to be held in Osaka, Japan.
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