Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev said in an interview: DEA Newsathlete Yelena Isinbayeva has a chance to voice the position of Russian athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
He said that thanks to Isinbayeva securing her place on the IOC Athletes Committee on September 5, the whole world had the opportunity to hear about the Russian athletes who are currently not eligible to participate in the 2024 Games.
“Of course, Elena will not be able to help Russia in any way in the current situation, but she will be able to state the position of Russian athletes, which no one has heard of,” said Vasilyev.
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”.
Biathlete Daria Virolainen, who previously changed her citizenship applied Russian athletes.