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Belarusian athlete auctions medal to counter crackdown

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was removed from the Tokyo Olympics by the Belarusian team after she criticised her coaches, is auctioning a medal from the 2019 European Games to support athletes who say they have been targeted by authorities.
Olympics • 09 Aug 21

Updated Tokyo 2020: Belarusian athlete boards flight to Austria

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo for Austria on Wednesday after leaving the Polish embassy where she had sought refuge, having been scheduled to board a flight for Warsaw.
Olympics • 04 Aug 21

Tokyo 2020: Tsimanouskaya offered Polish visa

A Belarusian Olympic athlete is sheltering in Poland's embassy in Tokyo after being offered safe passage to Warsaw, as the US slammed her team's attempt to send her home.
Olympics • 03 Aug 21

Belarusian athlete Tsimanouskaya granted Polish visa

A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday a day after refusing her team's orders to board a flight home from the Olympic Games has been granted a humanitarian visa by the Polish government.
Olympics • 02 Aug 21

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