Russian's double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva plans to go for a third gold in Rio in 2016 after the birth of her first child, according to her coach Yevgeny Trofimov, local media reported Wednesday. Isinbayeva, 31, who announced her retirmeent after her victory in the 2013 world champsionships in Moscow, is due to give birth in June and now plans to resume training as soon as possible. "Yelena decided to return to sport after givivng birth to her child. She wants to compete at the 2016 Games at Rio de Janeiro," Trofimov was quoted as saying by Allsport news agency. Isinbayeva, who won two Olympic gold medals in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, has set 28 world records. She has already taken a year off, following her failure at the indoor world championships in Doha in 2010. Isinbayeva then returned to competition in February 2011 and took bronze at the 2012 London Olympics with 4.70m. Source: AFP
GMT 11:12 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
What to do about FedererGMT 09:12 2018 Friday ,19 January
Time for talks on players' welfareGMT 10:22 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
US runner-up snubbed for OlympicsGMT 13:23 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Won't sell unless replacements bought inGMT 17:23 2017 Thursday ,21 December
Abdel Razaq happy for his returnGMT 06:59 2017 Thursday ,09 November
Algerian footballer aspire to meet expectationsGMT 06:56 2017 Thursday ,09 November
Ismaily’s official underlines efforts to improve teamGMT 08:05 2017 Wednesday ,20 September
Tariq says his team is ready for matchMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor