Foreign Policy

IOC removes two coaches for plot to send Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus

By Mike Brest
Published August 6, 2021 11:58am ET
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IOC removes two coaches for plot to send Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus
Two Belarusian officials have been kicked out of the Olympic Games for their role in the alleged plot to sent sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus. After criticizing national sporting authorities, Tsimanouskaya, 24, said Belarusian representatives tried to forcibly return her to her native country during the Olympic Games. Belarusian coaches Yury Moisevich and Artur […]

Two Belarusian officials have been kicked out of the Olympic Games for their role in the alleged plot to sent sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus.

After criticizing national sporting authorities, Tsimanouskaya, 24, said Belarusian representatives tried to forcibly return her to her native country during the Olympic Games.

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