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Yelena Isinbayeva

31 May 2017

Yelena Isinbayeva quits as Russian anti-doping board chief after request from WADA

Russian sports bosses agreed earlier this month that Isinbayeva would leave in line with a request from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), one of a raft of criteria the country needs to fulfill in order to get its drug-testing body RUSADA reinstated.

Yelena Isinbayeva

21 Aug 2016

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva earns IOC spot despite opposition

Isinbayeva received 45 votes in favour and 23 against with two IOC members abstaining as she was confirmed a member of the Olympic body,

Yelena Isinbayeva

19 Aug 2016

Pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva announces retirement

Isinbayeva was unable to defend her title in Rio after the Russian squad was hit with a blanket ban.

Yelena Isinbayeva

18 Aug 2016

Excluded Russian Yelena Isinbayeva elected to IOC athletes commission

Isinbayeva, 34, was unable to defend her title after the Russian squad was hit with a blanket ban over a doping scandal which rocked track and field.

2016 Rio Olympics

27 Jul 2016

Rio medals devalued! Absence of Russian stars hurts 2016 Olympic Games: Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the absence of top Russian competitors will "markedly lower" next month`s Rio Games, as he met competitors set for Brazil and those barred over state-run doping.

27 Jul 2016

2016 Olympic Games: President Vladimir Putin to meet Russia`s dope-tainted Rio team

International sports federations are now scrambling to vet Russian athletes as time ticks down to the start of the Games on August 5.

Russian athleteics

21 Jul 2016

Russian athletics mess: Gloom and anger for athletes due to miss 2016 Rio Olympics

The international sports tribunal rejected an appeal by Russian athletes against a Rio Olympics ban amid mounting pressure for action over state-run doping in Russia.

21 Jul 2016

Russia Doping: A chronology of major events

The CAS ruling effectively meant that Russian athletes, who were applying to compete in 2016 Rio Games, will not be going to the Olympics.

2016 Rio Olympic Games

20 Jul 2016

2016 Rio Olympics: Russia name squad despite ban threat

Russia approved a 387-strong team -- including star names like pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, hurdler Sergei Shubenkov and tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Yuliya Stepanova

01 Jul 2016

Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova eligible for 2016 Rio Games: IAAF

Her participation in the August 5-21 Games is subject to formal approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Yelena Isinbayeva

06 Feb 2016

Yelena Isinbayeva's anticipated return on hold due to leg injury

Two-time Olympic champion took a break after winning the 2013 world championships.

Yelena Isinbayeva

16 Nov 2015

Russian vault star Yelena Isinbayeva slams 'completely unfair' suspension by IAAF

WADA's independent commission last week published a damning report that alleged Russian athletics were plagued with state-sponsored doping and large-scale corruption.

Russian athletics

13 Nov 2015

Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva writes open letter to IAAF, pleads not to ban honest Russian athletes

In an open letter, Yelena Isinbayeva pleads IAAF not to ban Russia.

Yelena Isinbayeva

21 Oct 2015

Pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva to retire after 2016 Rio Olympics

Russian star pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said on Wednesday she plans to retire after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she has her sights sets on a third Olympic gold.

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