Pole vault star Isinbayeva a symbol of Russian homophobia

Anti-gay attitude makes her unacceptable as Olympic ambassador
Globetrotting by Philip Hersh

3:17 p.m. CDT, August 15, 2013
The greatest female pole vaulter in history, a woman whom many consider physically beautiful, showed the ugly face of homophobia two days after winning her third world title in the event Tuesday in Moscow.

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