Isinbayeva said she will continue to work at the IOC from September

Yelena Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic pole vault champion, announced on her VKontakte page that she will continue to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from September.

Isinbayeva has been a member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission since 2016. Previously, reports appeared to indicate that the IOC Ethics Committee would check organization members Isinbayeva and Shamil Tarpishchev for involvement in the Russian Armed Forces. The ex-athlete has the military rank of major.

– Since 2016, I have been a member of the IOC, where I actively work with my colleagues, outstanding athletes from all over the world, for the benefit of the development of sport and the Olympic movement.

There was a temporary break in the work, the IOC needed time to figure it all out. Today, I am happy to announce that already in September 2023, I will resume my international activities at the IOC, because the IOC has no doubts about me and I do not fall under any article or sanction”, wrote Isinbayeva.

In March, the IOC Executive Committee recommended that international federations, if Russian athletes are allowed to start, do so individually, in a neutral status, without participating in team events, and also exclude the participation of athletes associated with the forces. of the order.