ROME, July 11, 2008 (AFP) - Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva set a new women's polevault world record of 5.03m at the Golden League meeting here on Friday.

Isinbayeva bettered her previous world record of 5.01m set in Helsinki in August 2005.

The Olympic and world champion, making her first appearance of the season outdoors, has now set 22 world records in the event (12 outdoor and 10 indoors).