New Delhi –Pole vaulter V.S. Surekha on Tuesday set a new national record in her event, jumping 4.15 meters to better her own mark by 0.07 meter at the 54th National Open Athletics Championships here. Surekha, the first Indian woman pole vaulter to clear 4.0 meters, previously held the national record of 4.08 meters, set at a national circuit meet in Patiala in 2006. more
