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Belarus officials removed from Tokyo Olympics after trying to send sprinter homeThe Belarus athletics head coach and a team official have been taken out of the athletes' village following the furore over sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.WorldAug 6, 2021
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Belarusian Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says punishment awaited her back homeSeveral countries offered to help Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, and Poland granted her a humanitarian visa Monday. She plans to fly to Warsaw later in the week.WorldAug 3, 2021
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IOC probing case of Belarusian sprinter, awaiting report from country’s Olympic bodyKrystsina 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.WorldAug 3, 2021
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Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya seeks asylum in Poland amid standoff with BelarusThe current standoff apparently began after Tsimanouskaya criticized how officials were managing her team — setting off a massive backlash in state-run media back home.WorldAug 2, 2021
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