Hi all -- FYI --
TRACK PROFILE Dispatch # 03-05 15-March-2003 Ninth World Indoor Championships in Athletics Friday, March 15 (Birmingham, GBR) -- US pole vaulter Stacy Dragila failed to qualify for the final in the women's pole vault competition today, after missing three times at her opening height, putting an abrupt end to her eagerly anticipated showdown with Russian vaulter Svetlana Feofanova. "What do you want to talk about?" the usually affable Dragila said as she rushed through the media interview area. "I no-heighted. I had a bad day." Dragila, who reclaimed the world indoor record with a leap of 15-8 1/4 (4.78m) at the national indoor championship in Boston earlier this month, was never close at her three attempts at 14-3 1/4 (4.35m). Feofanova, the former indoor world record holder, qualified with a successful clearance at the same height. This was not the first time that Dragila, the reigning world outdoor and Olympic champion, faltered at a indoor championship. She won the world indoor title in 1997, but followed up with disappointing eighth and fourth place showings at the 1999 and 2001 World indoor championships. -ENDS- [ The TRACK PROFILE Dispatch is an occasional update produced as a service to subscribers of the TRACK PROFILE REPORT. Written, compiled and and edited by Bob Ramsak. Copyright (c) 2003 by Bob Ramsak and TRACK PROFILE. More on the web at www.trackprofile.com ] [Track Profile News Service, 27850 Euclid Avenue, #8, Euclid, Ohio 44132 USA. Fax - 216.731.9675 - Voice - 216.731.9648 - email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] --------------------------- Bob Ramsak Track Profile News Service Cleveland, Ohio USA www.trackprofile.com
