Olympic champion Tikhonov said that Elena Isinbayeva should feel like a Russian
Four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov warned two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, who called her military ranks nominal. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“There is such a truth: the severity of the law speaks of its philanthropy. How can a military rank be nominal? Isinbayeva has to work everything out, because Russia gave her everything, ”Tikhonov said. He added that Isinbayeva should first of all feel like a Russian.
On July 18, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced that the republic would rename the stadium named after Isinbayeva. According to him, there are many real patriots in the republic.
On July 12, El Digital Sur reported that the former athlete lives in Tenerife. Later, on her page on VKontakte, she wrote that the awards and military rank she received from the CSKA sports society were nominal.
Isinbayeva, 41, is a major in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The three-time world champion has been on the IOC Athletes’ Commission since 2016.
Source: Lenta
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