Outrage builds ahead of Paris 2024 Games over senior Russians in prominent positions.
At a time when the sports world is banning Russia n athletes because of Moscow’s war on Ukraine , one of the IOC’s members holds the rank of major in the Russia n army.Yelena Isinbaeva — the major and a former pole vault world-record holder — is one of two Russia n members of the IOC. The other, tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev, has actively supported mobilizing Russia n athletes to fight against Ukraine .
Over the years, Isinbaeva has been bestowed with numerous state honors, including the Order For Merit to the Fatherland , the Order of Honor, Honorary Citizenship of Donetsk and Volgograd and Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Isinbaeva did not respond to several requests for comment by POLITICO on multiple channels including WhatsApp, Telegram and email.
She has not appeared in military uniform, has not actively supported the war and has almost disappeared from social media. Before the war, however, she was a cheerleader for Putin’s talking points and policies, helping to popularize and broadcast his politics.her love for him as she thanked him for defending Russian athletes accused of doping; she marched in military uniform as a Russian army major; and madeahead of the athletics world championships in Moscow in 2013.
In Russia, her message was met with vitriol. Officials, athletes and fans were outraged by her position, calling her a disgrace and a traitor. She was quickly removed from the list of Putin’s United Russia party members. A stadium in Makhachkala named after her was quickly given back its original title, Trud.Russian MP Roman Teryushkov even demanded the country’s prosecutor general’s office strip Isinbaeva of her military rank, calling her statements an insult to the uniform.
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