LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia broke her own world record in the women's pole vault yesterday, clearing 16 feet, 2 inches at the Athletissima Grand Prix track meet.

Fabrice Coffrini, Keystone via AP Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after setting a new world record in the women's pole vault with a jump of 16 feet, 2 inches at Athletissima. Click photo for larger image.

The Olympic champion set the previous world record of 16-1 3/4 in Brussels last September.

The 22-year-old Isinbayeva said she was glad to break the record but wasn't surprised with the result.

"I was ready to be here. I was in good form," Isinbayeva said after recording her 14th pole vault world record. "It was perfect."

She said she would try to become the first woman to break the 5-meter mark (16-4 3/4) this year.

Isinbayeva, who smashed the indoor world record in each of her four appearances this winter, succeeded in breaking this outdoor world record on her third attempt. She quickly leapt back onto her feet and began jumping up and down on the mat, her long ponytail flying, as the frenzied crowd drowned out the announcer with their cheers.

Isinbayeva set the indoor world record by jumping 16-3/4 at the European Indoor Championships in March in Madrid, Spain.

She had set the outdoor world record of 16-1 1/4 when she won gold at the Athens Olympics. She then raised that to 16-1 3/4 Sept. 3. Former Olympic champion Stacy Dragila was second with a jump of 15-1.

In other events, Ronald Pognon of France upset Olympic champion Justin Gatlin to win the men's 100 meters, Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas ran a season-best 10.84 seconds in the women's 100, and Jeremy Wariner won the 400 in 44.96.

Michel Euler, Associated Press Lauryn Williams, left, of Rochester, Beaver County, came in second to Christine Arron of France on Friday in the 100-meter dash at the Golden League track and field meeting at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, north of Paris. Yesterday she beat Arron at Athletissima in Switzerland. Click photo for larger image.

Lauryn Williams of Rochester, Beaver County, finished second in the 100-meter dash to Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas. Stirrup finished in 10.84, Williams, in a personal best time of 10.91 and Christine Arron, of France, was third at 10.94.

Williams' U.S. teammates finished fourth (Me'Lisa Barber, 11.12) and sixth (Latasha Colander, 11.22).

Pognon won the men's 100 meters in 9.99 -- the first time he has run under 10 seconds. Aziz Zakari of Ghana was second in 10.02 and Gatlin, the Olympic gold medalist, was third in 10.03.

"My left leg felt a little tight," Gatlin said.

Gatlin is scheduled to run in a highly anticipated showdown with world record holder Asafa Powell in the Golden League meet in Rome on Friday.

"I'm looking forward to racing him," Gatlin said. "Everybody sees Asafa Powell as the major contender for the world championships. I see 9.76 both as an objective and dream this season. And if not this season, it'll be next season."

Powell was watching the race from the stands after being forced to pull out because of an unspecified small injury, but said he would be ready to race Gatlin and the others in Rome.

"I'm fine. I'm ready for Rome. I don't have to win but I'll try," Powell told The Associated Press. "I'm looking forward to Helsinki. I feel quite confident, I think I'll win."

Benefiting from a tail wind of 1.9 meters per second -- still within the legal limit of 2.0 -- Sturrup shaved 0.12 from the previous mark of 10.96 set by Jamaican Veronica Campbell in Carson, Calif., in May. Olympic silver medalist Lauryn Williams was second in 10.91.

"I had a very fast start but my race was not perfect," Sturrup said. "But I did my personal best time."

Among other winners: Marian Oprea of Romania took the men's triple jump with a leap of 58-4, Lithuania's Virgilijus Alekna tossed a season-best 231-4 in the discus throw and American James Carter took the 400 hurdles in 48.47.