State Duma deputy Biysultan Khamzaev said that two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva retains her seat on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission. He told socialbites.ca that he was not chosen by Russian athletes and citizens of the country.
“It is no longer the citizens of Russia who chose him; he was chosen by people like him within the framework of a non-profit organization we call the IOC. Please. You know, we popularize it too much and by making it dull, we increase the essence and importance of this organization, I am of this opinion. This is just one of such organizations. Yes, he is excited, he has certain opportunities because different states paid him and he created the most popular sports show. Isinbayeva spit on her Motherland to save her place there, it was disgusting if you call it a shovel.
Isinbaeva represents herself and her kind there; but not Russia and the people of Russia. Because the people of Russia have their own position away from Isinbayeva. She says she is a man of the world, but she doesn’t say anything. Let him tell you which part of the world he belongs to. After all, the world today is divided into several camps: the militarized West, the waiting East, the defending Asia, the defending Russia. What part of the world does it belong to?
This, of course, is sad and ungrateful for him. But it certainly does not represent my interests as a citizen of Russia there. In general, Elena has not previously appeared on the international agenda in terms of the tutelage of Russian athletes. Who was he protecting? We were flagless everywhere and we accepted that, but he remained silent. She decided to talk, though no one asked her anymore. But she understood that if she said that, she would be guaranteed a place, she. If she hadn’t commented, she might have been expelled from there, she. But the warm climate, oysters, and walks were important to her, she said. There it is comfortable and in good condition. This is defined as cosmopolitanism,” thinks Khamzaev.
On July 12, Spanish media reported that Yelena Isinbayeva had moved to the Canary Islands. The article noted that the Russian athlete leads a simple lifestyle, but lives in a “luxury complex”.
Afterwards, stating on his social media account that he does not have a real military rank in the Russian army, Erdoğan added that he was never a State Duma deputy or a member of any party. He also described himself as a “people of the world”. In February 2023, Isinbayeva, who was in the rank of major in the Russian army, was included in the sanctions list of Ukraine for 50 years.
Earlier coach Gadzhiev taken into account Unjustified protection of Isinbayeva’s place in the IOC.