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Poland has offered Tsimanouskaya and husband refuge Case throws spotlight on Belarus' rights record Olympics body opens investigation TOKYO/VIENNA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A plane carrying Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took off for Warsaw on Wednesday, a Reuters eyewitness in Vienna said, following her arrival from Tokyo three days after refusing her team's order to go home early from the Olympics. The apparent Cold War-style defection of an athlete has been one of the major stories of the Games and could further isolate Belarus, which is under Western sanctions after President Alexan...

Olympics-Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Antoni Slodkowski Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) -Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo for Austria on Wednesday, adding another dramatic twist to a diplomatic saga in which she had sought refuge at the Polish embassy. Tsimanouskaya had been scheduled to board a flight for Warsaw, where the government has offered her a humanitarian visa after she had refused to board https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/exclusive-olympics-belarusian-athlete-says-she-was-taken-ai...

Olympics-Belarus athlete will fly to Poland after refusing orders to go home By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Antoni Slodkowski Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) -A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing her team's orders to fly home from the Olympic Games will travel to Poland on Wednesday, a group of her supporters said. Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government. She had earlier refused to get on a flight home, saying she had been taken to the airport against her will by Belarusian officials because she had cr...

By Syndicated Content By Antoni Slodkowski and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Olympics is running a village for athletes and coaches where more than 80% are vaccinated against the coronavirus, testing is compulsory and movement is stringently curtailed. None of that is true for the giant Japanese capital that surrounds the Olympic “bubble”. The athletes’ village and Olympic press centre represent a huge, strict COVID-19 control zone for the more than 50,000 competitors, coaches, staff and journalists. Meanwhile, outside the fence, host city Tokyo ...

Gabrielle Tétrault-farberElaine LiesSteve Keating 4 minute read 1/14 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Team - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Silver medallist Simone Biles of the United States wearing a protective face mask looks down. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson Read More TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Simone Biles' bid to launch a history-making goldrush at the Tokyo Olympics fell apart after a single gymnastic vault on Tuesday, and her future at these Games was in doubt after she spoke of the need to protect her mental health. The American su...