A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games.
TOKYO -- A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games.The International Olympic Committee said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and that she was being accompanied by a staff member of Tokyo 2020 at the airport.
Tsimanouskaya said coaching staff had come to her room on Sunday and told her to pack. She said she was taken to Haneda airport by representatives of the Belarusian Olympic team. In a video published earlier on Telegram by the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation, Tsimanouskaya had asked the IOC to get involved in her case.
"We appealed to a number of countries for help," said Herasimenia, a three-time Olympic medallist. "But the first that reacted was the Polish consulate. We are ready to accept their help."COACHES' 'NEGLIGENCE' Tsimanouskaya had complained on Instagram that she was entered in the 4x400 m relay after some members of the team were found to be ineligible to compete at the Olympics because they had not undergone a sufficient amount of doping tests.
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