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Belarus Olympic athlete says taken to airport against her wishes - Al Jazeera English
Aug 01, 2021 48 secs

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said she is “safe” and under police protection in Japan after claiming she had been removed from the national team and taken to Tokyo airport against her wishes to be flown home over her criticism of national coaches.

“I am safe and they are in the process of deciding where I am going to spend the night,” Timanovskaya said in a statement on Telegram published on Sunday by the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), an organisation that supports opposition athletes.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Games organisers said they had spoken with Timanovskaya on Sunday.

Tsimanouskaya, 24, said the coaching staff had come to her room on Sunday and told her to pack up.

The Belarusian Olympic Committee said in a statement that coaches had decided to withdraw Tsimanouskaya from the games on doctors’ advice about her “emotional, psychological state”.

The Belarusian Olympic Committee did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.

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