Yelena Isinbayeva was an icon of athletics for many years. The Russian pole vaulter has won two gold and one bronze Olympic medal and three world championships. Although she retired in 2013, she still holds the world record holder. In 2009, at a meeting in Zurich, she jumped five meters six centimeters.
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Yelena Isinbayeva commented on World Athletic’s decision. “This confirms the greatness of my achievements”
Yelena Isinbayeva has now reacted to the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics) not to include her in the ranking of the most influential players in the history of the world championships.
– Let me remind the newly elected President of the World Athletics Federation of the importance of the influence Yelena Isinbayeva has had on the development of athletics over the past twenty years, including winning the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, setting a new world record of 5.01 meters . The absence of my name on this list only underscores the efforts of international athletics organizations to downplay a history that dates back to their administrations. This only confirms the greatness, importance and immortality of my achievements, ”wrote Isinbayeva.
During her career, the Russian woman was repeatedly awarded various orders by state authorities. She herself was very politically involved. In 2012, she was the proxy of Vladimir Putin in the presidential election, whose favorite she was. Three years later, she was even made a major. Much has changed after Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
In July this year, however, Isinbayeva fled Russia and moved to Spain. Many famous people in Russia strongly criticized her for this. – She paid no attention to anyone. She would board the bus with us without saying a word. It was really ugly and inelegant of her – this is how Svetlana Feofanova, another former Russian pole vaulter, spoke about her relationship with Yelena Isinbayeva during her career.
2023-08-26 09:09:00
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