٠٠:٠٢:٢٨Journalists were seen waiting at the Royal Park Hotel on Monday, at Tokyo's Airport, where Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is thought to have stayed overnight.
On Sunday, the day before, she refused to board a flight back to Minsk, saying she was taken to the airport by Belarusian team managers against her will. According to Tsimanouskaya, she was forced to fly home early for publicly criticizing her coaches, as the athlete had taken to social media to complain about being picked to take part in a 400m relay event on short notice - a discipline she had not prepared to compete in.
The 24-year-old Belarusian sprinter was removed from running the women's 200-meter race on Monday due to her "emotional and psychological state," said a statement from the Belarus Olympic Committee. Tsimanouskaya managed to miss the flight after seeking police protection at the airport.
Japan: Journalists seen at airport and Belarusian athlete Tsimanouskaya's hotel after she refused 'forced' flight home
Journalists were seen waiting at the Royal Park Hotel on Monday, at Tokyo's Airport, where Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is thought to have stayed overnight.
On Sunday, the day before, she refused to board a flight back to Minsk, saying she was taken to the airport by Belarusian team managers against her will. According to Tsimanouskaya, she was forced to fly home early for publicly criticizing her coaches, as the athlete had taken to social media to complain about being picked to take part in a 400m relay event on short notice - a discipline she had not prepared to compete in.
The 24-year-old Belarusian sprinter was removed from running the women's 200-meter race on Monday due to her "emotional and psychological state," said a statement from the Belarus Olympic Committee. Tsimanouskaya managed to miss the flight after seeking police protection at the airport.
Journalists were seen waiting at the Royal Park Hotel on Monday, at Tokyo's Airport, where Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is thought to have stayed overnight.
On Sunday, the day before, she refused to board a flight back to Minsk, saying she was taken to the airport by Belarusian team managers against her will. According to Tsimanouskaya, she was forced to fly home early for publicly criticizing her coaches, as the athlete had taken to social media to complain about being picked to take part in a 400m relay event on short notice - a discipline she had not prepared to compete in.
The 24-year-old Belarusian sprinter was removed from running the women's 200-meter race on Monday due to her "emotional and psychological state," said a statement from the Belarus Olympic Committee. Tsimanouskaya managed to miss the flight after seeking police protection at the airport.