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Olympics shine light on repression of athletes in Belarus

Olympics shine light on repression of athletes in Belarus
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Tokyo Olympics: Why a Belarus sprinter is seeking asylum in Poland

Tokyo Olympics: Why a Belarus sprinter is seeking asylum in Poland
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Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya to leave Tokyo for Poland

BBC News Published image captionTimanovskaya boarded a flight to Vienna A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics has left Japan. Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, boarded a flight to Vienna on Wednesday morning. She had been expected to travel directly to Warsaw as Poland has granted her a humanitarian visa, but changed destination at the last minute, an airport official told reporters. She told the BBC her actions were not a political protest: I love my country and I didn t betray my country. This is about the mistakes that have been made by our officials at the Olympics, she told the BBC s Newshour.

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Belarus sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya flies out of Japan

BBC News Published image captionKrystina Timanovskaya boarded a flight to Vienna A Belarusian athlete who refused orders to fly home early from the Olympics has safely arrived in Vienna, Austria s foreign ministry has confirmed. Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, left Tokyo earlier on Wednesday, and will travel on to Warsaw after Poland granted her and her husband a humanitarian visa. The row started after she criticised coaches on social media. She told the BBC her actions were not a political protest. I love my country and I didn t betray my country. This is about the mistakes that have been made by our officials at the Olympics, the sprinter told the BBC s Newshour.

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IOC launches investigation into Belarus sprinter case

BBC News Published media captionKrystina Timanovskaya: When it s safe, I want to return home A sprinter from Belarus who refused her team s order to fly home early from the Olympics says her actions were not a form of political protest. I love my country and I didn t betray my country, Krystina Timanovskaya, 24, told the BBC s Newshour programme. This is about the mistakes that have been made by our officials at the Olympics, she added. Ms Timanovskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa by Poland and is currently at its embassy in Tokyo. She is expected to leave Japan and travel to Warsaw on Wednesday, her supporters have said.

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