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AP Photo/Charlie Riedel If you like political intrigue and Cold War-style defections during the Olympics, there is a story developing in Tokyo that is worth following. A female Belarusian sprinter has defected and been granted a humanitarian visa by Poland. Her husband managed to get out of Belarus, no easy task, and sought safety in Ukraine until he can join his wife. The story develops further today as news of the death of the leader of a Belarusian exile group based in Ukraine surfaced. The plot thickens. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya boldly criticized Belarusian team officials on social media through her Instagram account. Her criticism was on the way the team officials were managing the team. She said that she was put in the 4×400 relay even though she has never raced in the event. She was then barred from competing in the 200 meters. Tsimanouskaya said she had never trained for the 4×400 relay and wasn’t prepared to compete. She requested the Court of Arbitration for Sport to r

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