MOSCOW: Men’s pole vault legend Sergey Bubka said on Saturday he is hoping double Olympic women’s pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will end her major championship career in spectacular style with world title gold. Bubka, who is the head of the organizing committee of the world championships in Moscow, said the 31-year-old Russian would have the best stage of all to bow out on in front of her home crowd. She gets her campaign underway on Sunday in qualifying, with the final on Tuesday. Isinbayeva, a former gymnast who admitted Bubka’s dominance of the event inspired her to take it up, has gone on to set 28 world records, including the present mark of 5.06 meters. She is also a two-time world outdoor champion but has not won a global title since the 2008 Olympics. more at times of India
