Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said she will not return home to Belarus after she was withdrawn from the Games and taken to the airport.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was seen at Haneda airport during the early hours of Monday morning after airing complaints about national coaching staff.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seen during the Women's 200 m Final during the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. Photo: Ivan Romano/Getty Images An update to Twitter overnight read: “The IOC and Tokyo 2020 have spoken to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya directly tonight.” The athlete competed in the 100 metres heats on Friday and was due to run again on Monday in the 200 metres heats.
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