Football Soccer - FIFA Awards Ceremony - Zurich, Switzerland - 09/01/17. Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva arrives at the ceremony. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twice Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has resigned as chair of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the Interfax news agency reported -- a move that may help Russian athletes return to international competition.
Isinbayeva was under pressure to quit as head of RUSADA's supervisory council after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for her removal, one of four steps it said were necessary for RUSADA to retrieve its right to oversee the testing of Russian athletes.
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