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Which country did the Olympic sprinter represent, who asked for protection to stop her from being forcibly returned.....

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Which country did the Olympic sprinter represent, who asked for protection to stop her from being forcibly returned home during the 2020 Olympics?

posted Sep 7, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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Belarus
The sprinter, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, was escorted to the airport by Belarussian staff mid-Games to return her to Belarus. She asked for Japanese help and was given police protection to enable her to stay. Poland offered her a humanitarian visa and she sought refuge there. She reported that the confrontation fo9llowed her criticising her coaches for suddenly placing her in a race she was not prepared for, Belarusian authorities suggest instead that her state of mind was not stable enough for her to compete.

answer Sep 8, 2022 by Madhavi Latha
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