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On 30 July 2021, during the Games, she accused officials from the [[Belarus]] Olympic Committee of forcing her to compete in the 4 × 400 m relay race without her consent. On 1 August 2021, she was taken to [[Tokyo]]'s Haneda Airport against her will, where she refused to board a flight back to Belarus. She was given police protection and granted a humanitarian visa by [[Poland]], to which she traveled on 4 August 2021.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ioc-belarus-coaches-olympics-tsimanouskaya-b1898129.html/</ref> She is a critic of [[Alyaksander Lukashenko]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/saga-of-sprinter-krystsina-tsimanouskaya-nothing-in-belarus-is-outside-of-politics/</ref> | On 30 July 2021, during the Games, she accused officials from the [[Belarus]] Olympic Committee of forcing her to compete in the 4 × 400 m relay race without her consent. On 1 August 2021, she was taken to [[Tokyo]]'s Haneda Airport against her will, where she refused to board a flight back to Belarus. She was given police protection and granted a humanitarian visa by [[Poland]], to which she traveled on 4 August 2021.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ioc-belarus-coaches-olympics-tsimanouskaya-b1898129.html/</ref> She is a critic of [[Alyaksander Lukashenko]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/saga-of-sprinter-krystsina-tsimanouskaya-nothing-in-belarus-is-outside-of-politics/</ref> | ||
| − | + | One theory was that she was kidnapped by her coach.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9858247/Belarusian-sprinter-leaves-Tokyos-Polish-embassy-van-possibly-bound-asylum-Warsaw.html/</ref> | |
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| + | In August 2023, she was approved to represent Poland at the World Championships.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/krystsina-tsimanouskaya-belarus-poland-93ab435629104f7d44a3031dbbcf0474</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 8 August 2023
 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya    (athlete) | |
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| Born | Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya 19 November 1996 Belarus |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Interests | Belarus |
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is a Belarusian sprinter.
Controversy
- Full article: Belarus 2020 Summer Olympics scandal
- Full article: Belarus 2020 Summer Olympics scandal
On 30 July 2021, during the Games, she accused officials from the Belarus Olympic Committee of forcing her to compete in the 4 × 400 m relay race without her consent. On 1 August 2021, she was taken to Tokyo's Haneda Airport against her will, where she refused to board a flight back to Belarus. She was given police protection and granted a humanitarian visa by Poland, to which she traveled on 4 August 2021.[1] She is a critic of Alyaksander Lukashenko.[2]
One theory was that she was kidnapped by her coach.[3]
In August 2023, she was approved to represent Poland at the World Championships.[4]
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References
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ioc-belarus-coaches-olympics-tsimanouskaya-b1898129.html/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/saga-of-sprinter-krystsina-tsimanouskaya-nothing-in-belarus-is-outside-of-politics/
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9858247/Belarusian-sprinter-leaves-Tokyos-Polish-embassy-van-possibly-bound-asylum-Warsaw.html/
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/krystsina-tsimanouskaya-belarus-poland-93ab435629104f7d44a3031dbbcf0474
