DAccording to the opposition, the Belarusian Olympic athlete Christina Timanovskaya should have been kidnapped from Tokyo by the authoritarian authorities of her country. The 24-year-old woman said in a video that after publicly criticizing Belarusian sports officials, she should fly out of Japan against her will. The opposition Belarusian athletes represent the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) Released on Sunday. BSSF talked about attempts to leave “violently”.
Timanovskaya later told BSSF that she is now under the protection of the Japanese police: “I am safe now.” According to Belarusian independent media reports, she has been taken to Tokyo Airport.
That Belarusian Olympic Committee (NOK) on Telegram Explained that the athlete has been examined by a doctor and will not participate in the competition again due to her “emotional and psychological state.”Timanovskaya mentioned it Instagram is a “lie”. arrive European radio She said in an interview: “They just let me pack up and fly home.”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said upon request that it is monitoring the case and has asked Norwegian kroner for clarification. Svetlana Tichanovskaya, leader of the Belarusian opposition party, welcomed the rapid response of the International Olympic Committee. “It is important to investigate the violation of the rights of athletes by the National Olympic Committee,” she wrote on Twitter.
According to BSSF, Timanovskaya wanted to seek asylum in Europe and did so at the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo. Runners should start running more than 200 meters on Monday. She has previously expressed criticism of her country’s sports officials. The athlete suspected that other Belarusian athletes would not be able to participate in the competition because they had not submitted enough negative doping samples for them.
