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AP Photo/Charlie Riedel If you like political intrigue and Cold War-style defections during the Olympics, there is a story developing in Tokyo that is worth following. A female Belarusian sprinter has defected and been granted a humanitarian visa by Poland. Her husband managed to get out of Belarus, no easy task, and sought safety in Ukraine until he can join his wife. The story develops further today as news of the death of the leader of a Belarusian exile group based in Ukraine surfaced. The plot thickens. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya boldly criticized Belarusian team officials on social media t...

For some athletes, the Olympics arent just a chance to compete - theyre an opportunity to defect For some athletes, the Olympics are... On Sunday, Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya turned up at the Polish Embassy in Tokyo - becoming the latest Olympic athlete to refuse to return to her country out of fear for her personal safety. The Olympics have served as sites of protest, platforms to isolate discriminatory regimes and theaters for Cold War tensions. For some athletes and coaches, the Games have also offered avenues to defect. "The Olympics provide a very attractive oppor...