24/10/2011POLE VAULTCurrent world pole vault championFabiana Murer competes in the2011 XVI Pan American Games,where she won silver. The 31-year-old Brazilian holds theSouth American record with anoutdoor best of 4.85m, makingher the fourth highest femalevaulter ever. Photo: Getty ImagesSNAPSHOT

16/10/2011MODERN PENTATHLONGuatemalan modern pentathlonathlete Andrei Gheorghe competesin the men's fencing discipline atthe Pan American Games inGuadalajara, Mexico. TheRomanian-born 24-year-old wenton to win silver and emulate hisfather Marian (who finishedseventh in 1992 in Barcelona) byqualifying for the Olympic Games.Photo: Getty ImagesSNAPSHOT