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IOC receives report from Belarus s Olympic committee on sprinter case
August 4, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, center, arrives at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) TOKYO (Kyodo) The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it has received a written report from Belarus s National Olympic Committee on the case of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian athlete who was pulled from the Tokyo Olympics over the weekend by her team against her will. IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a press briefing that its disciplinary commission will establish the facts in the case following the receipt of the report earlier in the day and will also hear from two Belarusian officials who have allegedly been involved in the incident.
Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (C) walks through Terminal 1 before boarding her Vienna-bound flight at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo on August 4, 2021 (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
TOKYO (AFP) Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya flew out of Japan on Wednesday and was expected to take refuge in Poland after saying she feared for her life if she was forced to return home.
The 24-year-old sprinter has been at the center of a diplomatic drama in the middle of the Games since seeking protection from Tokyo 2020 staff on Sunday, saying her team was trying to bundle her onto a plane after she publicly criticized her coaches.