Olympics-Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo, saying she was taken to airport against her will

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to get on a flight after being taken to the airport against her wishes following her complaints about national coaches

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is escorted by police officers at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 1, 2021.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 coaches 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.

But she refused to board the flight and sought protection from the Japanese police instead, telling Reuters in a message over Telegram: “I will not return to Belarus”. 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.”Story continues below advertisementTsimanouskaya ran in the women’s 100 metres heats on Friday and was scheduled to run in the 200 metres heats on Monday, along with the 4x400 metres relay on Thursday.

“Some of our girls did not fly here to compete in the 4x400 m relay because they didn’t have enough doping tests,” Tsimanouskaya told Reuters from the airport.

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