Belarus athlete 'safe and secure' in Tokyo

By Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, Karolos Grohmann and Chang-Ran Kim
Updated August 2 2021 - 2:55pm, first published 2:51pm
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says members of her Belarus Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says members of her Belarus Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan.

A Belarusian athlete who refused to board a flight after she said she was taken to the airport by her team against her will was "safe and secure" in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee said.

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