01:21A vehicle carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Tsimanouskaya was taken to Tokyo's Narita airport for a flight bound for Vienna.
It is not clear if the Austrian capital is her final destination.
On Friday, the athlete criticised her coaches on social media, resulting in Belarusian officials attempting to return her to Belarus. Tsimanouskaya refused to fly home and has subsequently been granted a humanitarian visa at the Polish embassy in Tokyo.
The International Olympic Committee has launched a formal investigation.
Japan: Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya leaves Polish embassy in Tokyo
A vehicle carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Tsimanouskaya was taken to Tokyo's Narita airport for a flight bound for Vienna.
It is not clear if the Austrian capital is her final destination.
On Friday, the athlete criticised her coaches on social media, resulting in Belarusian officials attempting to return her to Belarus. Tsimanouskaya refused to fly home and has subsequently been granted a humanitarian visa at the Polish embassy in Tokyo.
The International Olympic Committee has launched a formal investigation.
A vehicle carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Tsimanouskaya was taken to Tokyo's Narita airport for a flight bound for Vienna.
It is not clear if the Austrian capital is her final destination.
On Friday, the athlete criticised her coaches on social media, resulting in Belarusian officials attempting to return her to Belarus. Tsimanouskaya refused to fly home and has subsequently been granted a humanitarian visa at the Polish embassy in Tokyo.
The International Olympic Committee has launched a formal investigation.