Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has arrived in Poland on a humanitarian visa.
The 24 year old refused to be sent home early from the Games, saying she feared for her safety after criticising her coaches.
Tsimanouskaya will be reunited in Poland with her husband, Arseniy Zdanevich, who fled Belarus for Ukraine amid this week’s developments.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany.
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The 24 year old refused to be sent home early from the Games, saying she feared for her safety after criticising her coaches.
Tsimanouskaya will be reunited in Poland with her husband, Arseniy Zdanevich, who fled Belarus for Ukraine amid this week’s developments.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany.
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