Belarus athlete taken to airport after criticising coaches

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A Belarusian sprinter, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday to board a flight back home after she publicly complained about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women's 200 metres on Monday, said she did not plan to return to her country and that she had sought the protection of Japanese police at Tokyo's Haneda airport so she would not have to board the flight.

She said coaching staff had come to her room on Sunday and told her to pack and she was taken to the airport.

She said she had been removed from the team due "to the fact that I spoke on my Instagram about the negligence of our coaches".

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