Isinbayeva is no longer bored

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Isinbayeva is no longer bored – IAAF Golden League, Paris
Friday 7 July 2006
Paris, France - World and Olympic champion, and World record holder Yelena Isinbayeva, 24, spent an eloquent 20 minutes chatting at today’s press conference ahead of tomorrow night’s (Saturday 8 July) Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, in the Stade de France.

The topics discussed ranged from her new coaching set-up with Vitaly Petrov in Formia, Italy, and her change of technique, her appraisal of her principal opponents abilities and potential, and her hobbies which include reading Russian history and a love of everything to do with dolphins. Yes, you did read that correctly, dolphins – more later!

The outdoor season so far has seen Isinbayeva’s principal rivals such as Monika Pyrek (4.75m), who also trains under the tutelage of Petrov, fellow Pole Anna Rogowska (4.70m), and France’s Vanessa Boslak (4.70m NR), are climb closer to her lofty accomplishments of the 2005 summer (5.01m World record), and the winter of 2006 (4.91m World Indoor record), but of course the Russian has yet to jump outdoors this year. After her outdoor opener at tomorrow night’s IAAF Golden League meeting we could well discover the 2004 and 2005 World Athlete of the Year really has found another level of excellence under the guidance of her new coach.

Yet the degree of importance Isinbayeva rests on discovering opponents of her own stature was self-evident in her comments today.

“There will be more interest for spectators, now that my rivals are coming closer,â€Â