Belarus Runner Alleges Olympic Team Forcibly Tried To Send Her Home

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya believes her life is in danger and will seek asylum in Tokyo, a group supporting the 24-year-old athlete said.

TOKYO (AP) — A Belarus track sprinter alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Tokyo’s main airport. An activist group supporting Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she believed her life was in danger in Belarus and would seek asylum with the Austrian embassy in Tokyo. Tsimanouskaya said in a filmed message distributed on social media she was pressured by Belarus team officials and asked the International Olympic Committee for help.