DOHA: Russian pole vaulter Anzhelika Sidorova said her victory at the world championships on Sunday had not been overshadowed by the absence of her country's flag and the scandal surrounding its athletics federation.
Russia's athletics federation has been suspended since a 2015 report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency found evidence of mass doping in the sport. Barred from wearing their national colours or celebrating with their flag, Russia's neutral athletes are serenaded by the IAAF anthem if they win gold.Sidorova's all-time best result left American rival Sandi Morris with silver in her third successive major championship. Greek Ekaterini Stefanidi, the title-holder and Olympic champion, took bronze.
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