Yelena Isinbayeva Controversy

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World pole vault champion, Yelena Isinbayeva has sparked controversy by speaking out against homosexuality. She defended new laws in her native Russia which makes it illegal to to give under-18s information about homosexuality (Photo: Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva smiles on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's pole vault at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Credit: Getty Images)