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 "I was not happy with my (bronze medal) performance at the 2012
Olympics in London. Now the time has come to try and get back into
training," the 32-year-old Russian told the All Sport agency on
Thursday.
The world record holder has not competed since winning her third
world title in August 2013, taking time out to have her first child.
Her daughter was born in June 2014.
"Eva is already seven months and she is becoming a little more
independent. I feel I still have energy that I have not used up,"
the Russian, who won Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens and 2008
Beijing Games, said.
"During my first training session I could not even run 400 meters. I
could only do one pull-up and seven push-ups. Everything was so
rusty, but then again, I had not done any physical training for
nearly two years.
"At the moment I am getting all my muscles in shape and I am laying
the foundations. However, as my coach said, I will need seven to
eight months for this to happen. Then I will start pole vaulting
again. At the moment I can't even jump up as high as the bar."
Isinbayeva wants to bow out from the international stage by setting
another world mark -- which she currently holds with a vault of 5.06
meters.
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"I really want to set a new world record. In 2014 and at the start
of 2015 ... a height of 4.80 has often been enough for victory. I
look at these modest results and I am happy," she said.
"I have won everything there is to win in sport but I think it would
be cool to compete in another Olympics. It will be an amazing
experience and after this I will quit the sport for good."
(editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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