Last Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 16:00
World-record pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva is to be the mayor of one of the two villages for the Sochi 2014 winter Olympics, organising committee head Dmitry Chernyshenko has said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 09:07
Yelena Isinbayeva may hold the world record in the pole vault, but she is not patient or selfless enough to coach, she said Monday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 21:12
Russia`s Yelena Isinbayeva failed in her quest for a third Olympic pole vaulting gold but seized on her bronze medal as a sign that more victories could still lie ahead
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 16:24
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva has said the only thing that can stop her winning a third straight Olympic gold medal in London this summer is herself.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 18:16
Yelena Isinbayeva, chasing her third straight Olympic gold medal at the London Games this year, says the strain of training will force her to retire in two years.
Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 08:57
Yelena Isinbayeva ended a three-year gold medal drought by winning the pole vault Sunday at the world indoor championships with just two jumps.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 09:22
Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva defied strong winds to clinch victory in her first outdoor meeting of the season.
Last Updated: Monday, March 21, 2011, 18:23
Roman Abramovich will help rebuild an indoor arena in Volgograd to enable Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva train in her home city.
Last Updated: Monday, February 7, 2011, 09:14
Yelena Isinbayeva made an unimpressive return to competition after an 11-month break.
Last Updated: Monday, November 22, 2010, 21:14
Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva, batteries fully recharged after she decided to take an indefinite sabbatical last April, has now set her sights on breaking Sergei Bubka’s mark of 35 world records.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 14:33
Pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva says she is hungry again after a self-imposed break with three more major championships in her sights before retiring.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 00:37
Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva will end her "boring" break from the sport in February, the Russian told reporters on Monday.
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