Belarus Athlete

• Belarus officials removed from Tokyo Olympics after trying to send sprinter home

  The Belarus athletics head coach and a team official have been taken out of the athletes' village following the furore over sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.

  World

  Aug 6, 2021
  
• Belarusian Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says punishment awaited her back home

  Several countries offered to help Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, and Poland granted her a humanitarian visa Monday. She plans to fly to Warsaw later in the week.

  World

  Aug 3, 2021
  
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• IOC probing case of Belarusian sprinter, awaiting report from country’s Olympic body

  Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday, a day after refusing her team's orders to board a flight home from the Olympic Games.

  World

  Aug 3, 2021
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• Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya seeks asylum in Poland amid standoff with Belarus

  The current standoff apparently began after Tsimanouskaya criticized how officials were managing her team — setting off a massive backlash in state-run media back home.

  World

  Aug 2, 2021