Isinbayeva for several years was one of the biggest names in athletics due to her dominance in pole vault. During her career, she set world records 28 times – in addition, she won two Olympic and seven World Cup golds.
After her resignation in 2016, she garnered the most attention for her close relationship with Vladimir Putin.
She also had a major role in the Russian armed forces, being awarded the rank of military major by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, one of Putin’s closest men.
However, in recent years, Isinbayeva has kept a low profile. She previously lived with her husband, Nikita, and their two children in Monaco, but has not been seen there for a long time.
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observed in Spain
For the past two years, it was not known where Isinbajeva lives.
Now will the Spanish newspapers El Digital Sur I found the answer to the riddle. The issue has also been discussed before Aftonbladet.
According to the Spanish newspaper, she and her family are in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. According to the newspaper’s information, she has been there since May 30, after she secretly traveled there via a Turkish cargo plane.
The newspaper was said to have found pictures of her walking in the streets of the municipality of Arona, located in the southwestern part of the island. El Digital Sur further wrote that Isinbajeva “lives the life of luxury”.
It is still unknown if she was there on a longer vacation or moved there.
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– I don’t know if this is true
But in the Russian media, what was reported by the Spanish newspaper was dismissed as “Western propaganda”. Russian newspaper championship He has been in contact with a representative of the Russian State Duma, Svetlana Zgorova, who cannot confirm the authenticity of the information about Isinbayeva’s whereabouts.
– I don’t know if this is true or not. Much has been written about Elena. Maybe you just went there on vacation for a few weeks. It’s summer after all. But as soon as people in another country see it, they think it has moved from Russia forever. She says as long as I don’t hear it from her in person, I choose not to believe her.
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It has been known since earlier that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued sanctions against Isinbayeva, among others, which means she is banned from entering the country for 50 years and any assets she may have in Ukraine are frozen.
The IOC also considered her role in the Russian military, but concluded that this did not preclude her from continuing to have an official role in the IOC.
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