Court Denied Belarus Sprinter's Legal Bid to Run in Olympics
Tsimanouskaya 'was not able to prove her case to get an interim relief,' the court said in a statement, without giving details.
By Graham Dunbar •
Updated on August 3, 2021 at 2:24 am
Martin Meissner/AP
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya waged — and lost — a legal fight to run in the 200 meters at the Olympics while she was also seeking a humanitarian visa to leave the Tokyo Games safely.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport outlined Tuesday the legal steps Tsimanouskaya took in the hours after she sought protection in Japan during an airport standoff on Sunday to avoid returning to Belarus, where she believes her life would be in danger.