Olympic champion in ice dancing Tatyana Navka commented on the words of two-time Olympic champion Elena Isinbaeva about the nominal value of her military rank RIA News.
“Isinbayeva may have meant that she did not wear a uniform and did not defend her Motherland by military means. You need to be proud of him, love him and appreciate him. “Don’t push those who don’t need to be pushed,” Navka said.
On July 17, Isinbayeva announced that the awards she received from the CSKA sports community and the military rank were official and that she returned to her duties in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in September. Later, the athlete deleted the photo taken with Russian President Vladimir Putin from social networks. Isinbayeva lives in Tenerife, bought real estate there.
Isinbayeva, who holds the rank of major in the Russian army, was placed on Ukraine’s sanctions list for 50 years in February 2023.
In August, the World Athletics Championships did not include Isinbayeva in the list of the most influential female athletes.
Previously Isinbayeva closed Your own charitable foundation in Russia.