Russian women's pole vaulting great, Yelena Isinbayeva, hinted on Sunday that she might not retire even if she wins a third world outdoor title on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old, two-time Olympic champion, who has revolutionized the event in the same way Ukrainian Sergey Bubka did the men's in the 1980s and 1990s, said in July she would call time on her career after the championships on home turf in Moscow.

However, after qualifying for the final, she said her mind might not be made up.