Peskov said that the sports community is reacting harshly to Isinbayeva’s statement, not knowing what was discussed. “We just fall on the athlete, whom we were proud of recently. In honor of her, our anthem was played so many times and our flag was hoisted, that this must be remembered and must not be forgotten, ”he stressed.
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.