Rejected by Zelenski, athlete Yelena Isinbayeva moves to Tenerife

This was announced yesterday by Digital del Sur, which also released several photos of the Olympic athlete walking the streets of southern Tenerife. This National Police As his identity was unknown until a few months ago, he reported this information to his headquarters in Madrid so that they would know where he is now.

Yelena Isinbáyeva (Volgograd, Russia, 1982) has not only had a long and fruitful career as an Olympic athlete, but also played an important role in the country’s military policy. She was promoted to she in 2015 and got engaged to she. Russian Army Commander (or Major). The Ministry of Defense decided to separate it. double Olympic champion and world record holder for his sporting achievements throughout his career. It is reported that Isinbayeva is currently serving as an officer in the Russian Ministry of Defense, but there are doubts about the latter. IOC spokesman Mark Adams neither confirms nor denies this, in the latest statements gathered on gazeta.ru.

Isinbayeva is an athlete specializing in the pole vault, Olympic, world and European champion of this test. She broke the women’s pole vault world record 28 times, 15 outdoors and 13 indoors. He holds the outdoor (5.06 m), Olympic (5.05 m) and World Championships (5.01 m) pole vault world records.. In fact, many consider him one of the best pole vaulters in history.

At the beginning of his career, he was already standing out, reaching 3.50 meters in his first competition. He participated in the Junior World Championships in 1998. Annecy (France) Where he jumped 4 meters. He received his first gold medal at the 1999 World Youth Games. bydgoszcz (Poland), where it reaches 4.10 meters.

His first major sporting successes came in 2002. The silver medal he won at the European Championships in Munich was joined by the gold medal at his country’s National Championships on indoor and outdoor tracks. It was the first time he broke a world record in a sporting event. Gateway (United Kingdom) With a jump of 4.82 meters, he was the favorite of the World Championships in Athletics that year. He was named World Athlete of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2008 by the International Foundation for Athletics (IAAF) and was distinguished by e in 2007 and 2009.Laureus Award to the best athlete of the previous season.

Paying the price of occupation

Despite his retirement, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took a toll on him. On February 27, 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, 164 persons and 85 legal entities Approving the relevant resolution of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), for “supporting a large-scale Russian invasion of the country” by the Russian Federation. The list included several Russian athletes affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), including Isinbayeva. According to Zelenski, the athlete was part of “representatives of the Russian sports industry, trying to put sports at the service of aggression.”

This sanction resulted in the Russian military and the athlete being banned from entering Ukraine since then, and all his property confiscated by the Ukrainian government. Athlete faced a verification process by Ethics, but this 23 June 2023The process leapt in his favor and allowed him to continue on the Olympic committee.

His relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin dates back to ancient times. He became his confidant in the 2012 presidential election and joined the movement in November 2017. Putin team . In January 2020, Isinbáyeva was included in the working group on reforms to the Russian Constitution to allow Putin to stay in power indefinitely. Team Putin is a social movement announced by NHL player in 2017. Alexander Ovechkin In support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his 2018 Russian presidential campaign.

military bond

On different occasions, he showed his advocacy of the Russian national spirit and defended the memory of Russian history. He even posted the following comment in a post on his social networks on February 20, 2018: “Dear Yunarmists! This week will be an important event for the whole Yunarmey family. 8,000 participants from all over Russia will come together to participate. On 11 educational and interactive platformsYesThe Yunarmiya movement is ready to become a unifying platform for hundreds of thousands of young people to help everyone show their talents and realize themselves. unite!”

The movement he refers to is the All-Russian National Military-Patriotic Social Movement Association of the All-Russian “Young Army”, sometimes translated as Yunarmiya, YAM. This Russian youth organization, founded in October 2015. Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) With the mission of training future personnel of the Russian uniformed services and inculcating values ​​of patriotism, national service, national and military history, memory of past military actions and expeditions, and the decline of its armed forces, and helping to develop the country as the population grows.

goals Young Army Movement is to develop state policy in the field of education of the younger generation, to create a favorable environment for the harmonious development of the personality of children and youth, values ​​and moral principles, as well as military training. problems and patriotism.

Independent journalist and analyst Sergei Shelin In an article published in the Russian Post on June 14, 2023, “Isinbayeva is one of the most hateful praising Putin and all his exploits. His entire biography shows that apathy and cynicism are not considered bad things in Russia.”