Isinbaeva and Lasitskene left out of the list of the most influential athletes in the world
The International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics) left the Russians without a place in the list of the most influential athletes in the world. The rating is available on the website of the organization.
The list consists of forty names. It included New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams, Kenyan long-distance runner Sally Barsosio, Bulgarian high jumper Stefka Kostadinova, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and others.
The list did not include pole vaulters. Russian Maria Lasitskene is the only three-time world champion in the high jump. She also won the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Another Russian woman – Elena Isinbayeva – won gold at the Games in Athens and Beijing. She won the World Championships three times and the World Indoor Championships four times. She holds the world record in the outdoor pole vault (5.06 meters).
Source: Lenta
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