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A First lady of the pole vault, Yelena Isinbayeva
A 'Supermom' as called, the 33 year old Russian has not competed since the 2013 world athletics championships, when she won her ninth senior global title, and has since given birth to her daughter Eva in June 2014.
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She came to Rio to win Olympic gold (again) unfortunately this time she won't compete.
Why?
Because Isinbayeva was excluded from competing in Rio following the ruling by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to ban the entire Russian track and field team from the Games. The decision came after Canadian law professor Richard McLaren's report which supported allegations of a state-backed doping program in Russia, made by the former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov.
Isinbayeva subsequently became the figurehead of Russia’s bid to overturn the ban, but on July 21 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) turned down an appeal from the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian track and field athletes were banned from competing.
Isinbayeva, who won Olympic gold in 2004 and defended her title in 2008, has flown to Brazil as a candidate for a position on the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission. New commission members will be chosen after the conclusion of the Games on August 21.
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion, the current world record holder in the event, who is widely considered the greatest female pole-vaulter of all time.
With clean athletes' career, without any history of a doping scandals, Isinbayeva actually was a victim of a strange and yet unexplained ban for Russian athletics.
In her latest interview for Sports.ru she explained all:
With clean athletes' career, without any history of a doping scandals, Isinbayeva actually was a victim of a strange and yet unexplained ban for Russian athletics.
In her latest interview for Sports.ru she explained all:
Yelena Isinbayeva (YI): The flight was ok, although I slept most of it. What do I want the most? Hmmm… I would like to win a gold medal, but it’s impossible.
• Reporter (R): Do you agree with the decision to ban you from the Olympics?
• YI: No, I will never consent to their decision and I will never forget. It’s not fair.
• R: Your score hasn’t yet been beaten. How come?
• YI: I assume you have the answer :)
• R: Do you feel sad about what has happened?
• YI: Of course there’s a great sadness. But I am here as a candidate for the athletes’ commission of the IOC. I’ll have to get over it.
• R: When exactly the election is going to be?
• YI: As far as I know - august 18, I think
• R: What are your chance?
• YI: Everyone’s got a chance.
• R: Could you confirm the information that you are quitting sport?
• YI: august 19, I’ll be giving press-conference. So there will be news.
What will I say to those who will take first place?
YI: They will be second by default.
Read more: www.sport-express.ru
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