Belarus athlete will fly to Poland after refusing orders to go home
Aug 3, 2021 9:21 AM PHT
Reuters
A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing her team s orders to fly home from the Olympic Games will travel to Poland on Wednesday, August 3, a group of her supporters said.
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government. She had earlier refused to get on a flight home, saying she had been taken to the airport against her will by Belarusian officials because she had criticized her team s coaching staff. She will fly from Tokyo, a direct flight to Warsaw on August 4, in two days time, said Aleksandr Opeykin, chairman of the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation.
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