Isinbayeva did not attend the IOC session in Paris

23.07.2024 12:53

The Director General of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Christophe De Kepper announced that Yelena Isinbayeva did not arrive for the IOC session in Paris.

The committee, in turn, previously stated that the two-time Olympic champion in athletics would step down as a committee member in 2024.

It was explained that Isinbayeva's membership in the IOC will end after the completion of the 2024 Games in Paris, as reported by RIA Novosti .

The athlete has been a member of the committee since 2016 for eight years.

Absence from session

In addition, since 2023, the athlete has been a member of the Olympic Education Commission.

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Yelena Isinbayeva first became an Olympic champion in pole vault in 2004 during the competition that took place in Athens.

The athlete then won a similar victory in 2008 in Beijing.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Yelena Isinbayeva won a bronze medal.

Margarita Sadkovskaya Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources