Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has a Polish humanitarian visa and plans to leave for the European country in coming days, according to a Polish government minister.
Tsimanouskaya told a Reuters reporter that the Belarusian head coach had turned up at her room on Sunday at the athletes' village and told her she had to leave.
Tsimanouskaya said she had been removed from the team as she had spoken out about what she described as the negligence of their coaches.She had complained on Instagram that she was entered in the 4x400m relay after some members of the team were found to be ineligible to compete at the Olympics because they had not undergone a sufficient amount of doping tests.
Earlier on Monday, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said officials would continue conversations with Tsimanouskaya and had asked for a full report from Belarus's Olympic committee. "Japan is coordinating with relevant parties and continues to take appropriate action," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said.
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