Belarusian Olympic sprinter granted Polish visa NHK WORLD-JAPAN 3 hours ago
Poland's deputy foreign minister has revealed that his country issued a humanitarian visa to a Belarusian Olympic athlete who for her home country.
Maecin Przydacz revealed this on Monday.
Przydacz wrote that Poland will do whatever necessaty to help the athlete,Krystina Tsimanouskaya, continue her sporting career.
Tsimanouskaya came to Japan to compete in the Olympics. At Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Sunday, the 24-year-old sprinter told Japanese police that she didn't want to go back home. She entered the Polish embassy in Tokyo the following day.
Tsimanouskaya is expected to depart for Poland soon.
Tsimanouskaya earlier rold NHK that she was being forcibly sent back home.
She said this happened after she complained online about eing ordered to compete in an Olympic event that she was not scheduled for.
Tsimanouskaya said the comments were seen as criticism of the Belarusian government.
On Monday, NHK spoke to her husband, who said he has traveled from Belarus to neighboring Ukraine.
Local media outlets said he had to flee to safety due to pressure from the government.
