Sergey Bubka takes Mandela line in IOC election race

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 09:44

Sergey Bubka`s main policy in his manifesto to be the next president of the IOC is to get young people around the world enthused into taking up sport.

Wrestling`s Olympic exit due to poor management: Sergey Bubka

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 18:26

Wrestling was dropped from the core Olympic programme because the sport is run by a federation with deficient management and no clear rules on how to punish breaches of "ethical norms", champion pole vaulter and International Olympic Committee member Sergey Bubka said Wednesday.

Golden pole vaulter Isinbayeva to quit in two years

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.

Current pole vaulters lack technique: Sergey Bubka

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 13:25

Legendary pole vaulter Sergey Bubka reckons the 6.14m mark he set way back in 1994 still remains uneclipsed because his successors are not technically equipped enough.