Monday, April 23, 2012

Yelena Isinbayeva wants an Olympic gold before retiring


Athletes and Russian pole vault queen, Yelena Isinbayeva, said he wanted to quit within two years. But before retiring, the beautiful is eyeing a third gold medal in London Olympics which took place in July.

"I've decided to retire in two years. But now I am trying to look at the top. Exercise becomes a routine practice hard, tough and of course from year to year due to severe physical aging. As a result, it becomes difficult to join the competition," he said .

"I enjoy the competition more than exercise. When I was at the race track, I always think, 'oh God it seems so easy'. Why does not always taste the same? But when I come down from the podium, I always think, 'Oh, I was very tired in the practice ', "he said.

The 29-year-old athlete told the Laureus sports foundation, that he has tremendous confidence to perform in London. Greatest enemy is himself.

"In London, my most powerful opponent is myself, because I know how high I can jump and barely made ​​mungin my opponent," he said.

"I'm not worried about the Olympics. I am confident because I know everything there is currently very good in my life," he added.

Isinbayeva is currently disabled women's high jump record with a record of 5.06 meters. He expressed confidence that can sharpen a record four centimeters, such as improvements are made ​​35 world records during his career Sergey Bubka on the athletic field.

Atler Russia's former gymnast, two times world champion, five times smaller than that carried the legend of the Ukrainian athletes. He believes one day will make a record 36 times the correct record.

He also won the world indoor title in March and Istanbul and make the world indoor record with a record of 5.01 meters in Stockholm, in February.

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