and we may have a lot less choice. and this vessel is a very powerful symbol, i should say, of all that disruption. there s growing international concern over belarus, after an exile and critic living in ukraine was found dead. police there have opened a murder inquiry into the death. vitaly shishov was discovered, hanged, in a park close to his home in kyiv. police say they are investigating whether he d been killed and his death was made to look like a suicide. he wentjogging on monday morning. he didn t return, and couldn t be reached on his mobile phone. meanwhile, the olympic athlete from belarus, who was forced to seek sanctuary in the polish embassy in tokyo, has been talking to the bbc. krystsyna tsimanouskaya said it was not safe in belarus and she didn t anticipate returning,
bronze in the 3 metre springboard diving final. the yorkshireman put on an excellent display with his six dives, securing third place and sealing his olympic medal with 87.75 in his final dive. laugher took silver in this event in rio and had been hoping to do one better, but china took the gold and silver positions. on the track there was a stunning performance from norway s karsten warholm in the men s aoom hurdles. he had set a world record in oslo last month, but smashed that time when taking gold in tokyo. ben croutcher reports. warholm is going to take the win. one of the greatest athletic performances in all time in what some are calling its greatest ever
for many years. the belarusian opposition leader sviatlana tsikhanovskaya has met borisjohnson as international pressure continues to mount on the regime of president alexander lukashenko who has ruled the country since 1994. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report from the bela rusian capital, minsk. she is a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystsyna tsimanouskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she refused. speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. translation: i can t go back to belarus now, of course. - it s definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be 5 10 years. and today came another reminder of the danger for dissidents. in kyiv, a young belarusian activist was found hanging in a park. but his friends don t
responsibility for the future the same as all of the belarusians afighting at the moment feel that responsibility. i know that even if i disappear one day, this movement will continue without me. belarusian olympic sprinter, krystina timanovskaya who is set to fly to warsaw after receiving a humanitarian visa at the polish embassy in tokyo has been speaking to the bbc. belarusian officials tried to force the sprinter onto a plane home after she criticised the team s coaches but she was granted a visa to enter poland yesterday. she told bbc s newshour that she was concerned for her family back home and that her criticism of the belarusian olympic authorities were not political. she also said she loves her country and did not want to betray belarus. she said she was warned that she
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