Olympic Champion Yelena Isinbayeva to Sue if Russia is Banned From Rio
Olympic Champion Yelena Isinbayeva to Sue if Russia is Banned From Rio
Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has threatened to sue if she is banned from competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Isinbayeva’s
Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has threatened to sue if she is banned from competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Isinbayeva’s native Russia was suspended by the IAAF after the World Anti-Doping Agency published a detailed report on the systematic corruption and doping practices within the track and field federation. The IAAF will decide next month on whether or not Russia will be allowed to compete at the Games. But Isinbayeva has stated that should the ruling be upheld, she will file a suit.
“In the case of a negative ruling for us, I will personally go to an international court regarding human rights,” Isinbayeva told the Associated Press in a Skype interview.
She also said that she feels “helpless” in the situation and that the ruling would leave clean Russian athletes “broken.”
Isinbayeva’s native Russia was suspended by the IAAF after the World Anti-Doping Agency published a detailed report on the systematic corruption and doping practices within the track and field federation. The IAAF will decide next month on whether or not Russia will be allowed to compete at the Games. But Isinbayeva has stated that should the ruling be upheld, she will file a suit.
“In the case of a negative ruling for us, I will personally go to an international court regarding human rights,” Isinbayeva told the Associated Press in a Skype interview.
She also said that she feels “helpless” in the situation and that the ruling would leave clean Russian athletes “broken.”
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