Belarus Olympian describes Tokyo ordeal after arriving in Poland
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Tsimanouskaya says she was warned by relatives not to return to Belarus following a standoff with coaches.
Belarusian Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said she showed the police in Tokyo a translated plea for help on her phone as she sought to avoid being forced on a plane back home amid fears for her safety. The 24-year-old sprinter refused to board a flight headed for Minsk via Istanbul on Sunday after being hustled to the Japanese capital’s Haneda airport against her wishes because she had publicly criticised her Olympic team’s management. After seeking protection from the Japanese police, she flew to Poland instead of Belarus on Wednesday.
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