A sprinter from belarus who refused her Teams Order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. Its believed Krystsina Tsimanouskaya plans to go to warsaw tomorrow. And the head of an organisation Helping Belarussians who have fled abroad has been found dead In Kiev. Vitaly shiskov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. Fighting is raging in Helmand Province as taliban militants and afghan government Forces Battle for control of the southern city of Lashka Ga. Criticism from Uks Opposition Labour party, but praise from within the Travel Industry, as the Uk Government abandons plans for an amber watchlist of countries for International Travel. And firefighters in helicopters are battling wildfires raging for a seventh day near southern coastal resorts in turkey. A warm welcome to tokyo and what a momentous day its been. One of the greatest races in Olympics History took place this morning. Norways Karston Warholm won the gold in the mens 400 Metre
She has been granted a humanitarian visa now by poland. The athlete raised fears for her safety, after an attempt to force her to return from tokyo to belarus for criticising her coaches. Heres the message she posted on instagram. Translation i asked the ioc to intervene. The international olympic committee is now deciding what action to take. The ioc in tokyo 2020 will continue their conversations with her and the japanese their conversations with her and the japanese authorities to determine the next japanese authorities to determine the next step in the upcoming days. The Belarus Olympic Committee released its own statement in response. They claim that coaches decided to withdraw her from the games on Doctors Advice about her emotional and psychological state. This is ms timanovskaya filmed entering the Polish Embassy earlier today after arriving in an unmarked silver van. Shes likely to leave for poland in the coming days. Heres polands deputy foreign minister. Translation every pe
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