Russia's anti-doping agency re-elects Isinbayeva as its head


Athletics - Russian Track and Field Championships - Women's pole vault - Cheboksary, Russia, 21/6/16. Yelena Isinbayeva warms up before an attempt. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been re-elected the head of the supervisory board of Russia's anti-doping agency, whose activity was suspended by the world anti-doping agency for non-compliance, Russian state TV reported.

"We will watch and control everybody and everything," Isinbayeva said in an interview outside the office of the Russian anti-doping agency, RUSADA, after the appointment was announced.

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