The organization of Tokyo 2020 has removed the credits a two coaches of the Belarusian expedition following the attempted forced return home of the sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya. The sprinter, after having published a post on Instagram in which she criticized her technicians for having included her in a race without informing her first, had expressed fears for her life and, for this, had asked for and obtained protection from the Japanese country. On Monday he had obtained a humanitarian visa from Poland where he is currently located.
Tokyo 2020, the IOC opens an investigation into the case of the Belarusian sprinter
The decision to suspend visas came after the opening of an internal investigation. Artur Shimak e Yury Maisevich they have already left the Olympic village. The IOC stated that the two “will be offered the opportunity to be heard” on the matter, but that measures against them have been taken “in the interests of the well-being of Belarusian athletes” still present in Tokyo.
Tokyo 2020, the IOC launches an investigation into the case of the Belarusian Timanovskaya
Tsimanouskaya is one of over 2,000 Belarusian sports personalities who have signed an open letter calling for new elections and the release of political prisoners, in full contrast to the government of Alexander Lukashenko.
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