the new olympic event of sport climbing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and 7am in tokyo, where a sprinter from belarus who refused her team s order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya sought refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was taken to the airport against her will. she had criticised her coaches on social media. rupert wingfield hayes reports. this was the moment earlier this evening when krystsina tsimanouskaya stepped onto polish soil. safe from the belarusian officials she says were forcing her to leave tokyo against her will. the saga had begun to days earlier with this social media post. next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo s hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul. but it s very clear she didn t want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home
It’s a busy Olympic schedule for the athletes who while selected in the K4, will also will compete across the K2 and the C2 disciplines at the games. The quartet head to Paris in good form, with the K4 team breaking the 1:20s time barrier for .
Commonwealth Games Federation CEO and New Zealand Olympian #497, Katie Sadlier, has been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Kings Birthday Honours. Sadlier has been recognised for services to sports governance and women, .