Isinbayeva backs Sochi Olympic Bid

[rainbowgirl28]

The Russian city of Sochi is going to bid on the 2014 Olympics.

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Yelena Isinbayeva, the reigning Olympic, world and European pole vault champion, also backed the bid by saying: “Athletes dream about winning the Olympic gold medal in front of their home supporters and the Sochi 2014 bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games could make that come true for future Winter champions. I am backing the Sochi bid because it will turn the spotlight on the new Russia and inspire a whole new generation of athletes and supporters to embrace Olympic values. Sochi’s Winter Games plans will leave a legacy that the Russian people will benefit from for years to come.â€Â

[altius]

It has got to go there - it is agapit's home town!

[BruceFlorman]

It's about a week old, but here's an article from the KP-Volgograd site about Isi's Olympic ambassador role:
[quote="In Komsomolskaya Pravda – Volgograd, Marina Nikolayeva"]20 October 2006
Yelena Isinbaeva was appointed Olympic ambassador

Agitation for Russia in 2014 to at long last receive the Olympic Games again (winter this time), is already going strong. The Sochi building sites are being cleaned. A large-scale campaign of buzz in the press has begun. Now our compatriot Yelena Isinbaeva has been added to the mix. She was asked to become an Olympic ambassador for Sochi-2014, and she agreed.

“This privilege is granted to leading Russian and foreign athletes, and to distinguished people in arts and culture, who share the Russian aspirations to host the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games,â€Â