Russia's most famous track and field star calls competing in the Olympics a matter of human rights.
A person who cast a vote that could bar two-time gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva from this year's games says the champion is missing the point.
On the day the pole vaulter threatened legal action to preserve her spot in Rio de Janeiro, Stephanie Hightower, America's representative on track's governing body, said Isinbayeva's protests are proof she doesn't grasp the seriousness of the problem in her own country.
"I'm very disappointed in her response," Hightower told The Associated Press. "In my mind, she is condoning the corrupt system over there.