Russian athletes visit air base in Syria used to strike IS
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Russia's pole vaulter and Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva smiles as she waits for Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech, prior to an awards ceremony for Russia's Olympians in Moscow's Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)