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Belarus Olympics: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refusing to fly home Belarus Olympics: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refusing to fly home
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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya had complained about her national team last week Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was taken to Haneda Airport on Sunday
A Belarusian Olympic athlete has been taken to the airport in Tokyo to fly home after publicly complaining about the national team.A Belarusian Olympic athlete has been taken to the airport in Tokyo to fly home after publicly complaining about the national team.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200m event on Monday.Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200m event on Monday.
But she has told Reuters news agency that on Sunday her coaching staff came to her room and told her to pack, before she was taken to the airport. But she told Reuters news agency that on Sunday her coaching staff came to her room and told her to pack, before she was taken to the airport.
"I will not return to Belarus," Ms Tsimanouskaya told Reuters news agency."I will not return to Belarus," Ms Tsimanouskaya told Reuters news agency.
She had previously alleged that she was entered into the 400m relay event on Thursday at short notice by Belarusian officials after some team mates were found to be ineligible to compete. She had previously alleged in an Instagram video that she was entered into this Thursday's 400m relay event at short notice by Belarusian officials, after some team mates were found to be ineligible to compete.
The sprinter is now in the airport with Japanese police, and, according to Belarus journalist Tadeusz Giczan, wants to apply for asylum in Austria. The sprinter told Reuters she was removed from her team because she "spoke on my Instagram about the negligence of our coaches".
The Belarus Olympic Team however announced later that she was taken off the team because of her "emotional and psychological condition", and would not compete in either the 200m race or the 400m relay event.
She is now at Tokyo's Haneda airport with Japanese police, and, according to Belarus journalist Tadeusz Giczan, wants to apply for asylum in Austria.
Japanese police have arrived to the airport. “I am with the police right now. They are deciding what could be done” - Tsimanouskaya. pic.twitter.com/PPYHsvMYMiJapanese police have arrived to the airport. “I am with the police right now. They are deciding what could be done” - Tsimanouskaya. pic.twitter.com/PPYHsvMYMi