Isinbayeva says comments on homosexuality were misunderstood

Moscow: Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva said on Friday she is opposed to sexual discrimination, and that her English comments in support of her country’s anti-gay propaganda law may have been misconstrued. “English is not my first language and I think I may have been misunderstood when I spoke yesterday,” she said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_1038551” align=“aligncenter” width=“380”]  Yelena Isinbeyeva does not approve of sexual discrimination. Getty Images[/caption] “What I wanted to say was that people should respect the laws of other countries particularly when they are guests. “But let me make it clear I respect the views of my fellow athletes, and let me state in the strongest terms that I am opposed to any discrimination against gay people on the grounds of their sexuality (which is against the Olympic charter).” Reuters