Previously, Yelena Isinbayeva said that she would continue to work in the International Olympic Committee, since her rank of “major of the RF armed forces” was purely formal.
“Many of us remember that a few years ago an athletic stadium in the center of Makhachkala was renamed in honor of Elena Isinbayeva without taking into account the opinion of the locals.
Yes, Elena Isinbayeva is a talented athlete who set more than one world record, but she never connected her life, past and future with Dagestan. Recent statements by a foreign athlete have become a serious signal for us and a reason to reconsider the name of the stadium.
The stadium is popular with local residents: dozens of residents and children of Makhachkala visit it every day to play sports and spend their free time, and major regional events are also held here. Therefore, it would be right for the people of Dagestan to choose the new name for the stadium themselves. I instruct the Ministry of Sports of Dagestan and the Mayor of Makhachkala to organize this work.
Dagestan is a sports republic and we have many worthy athletes, true patriots of the homeland. There are many stories of triumph, when the character of Dagestan allowed our athletes to win against the strongest rivals. All this, in my opinion, should be reflected in the name of the stadium. Maybe people will want to give it back its old name – “Labor”. And the name of Elena Isinbayeva will remain, perhaps, more suitable for a certain gym in Spain, which she preferred to Russia,” Melikov wrote on his Telegram channel.
Yelena Isinbayeva, 41, is a double Olympic champion, triple world champion and European pole vault champion.
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