A sprinter from Belarus who refused her team’s order to fly home early from the Olympics is seeking asylum in Poland, activists say.
Protests in Belarus
BBC: Belarus Olympian seeking asylum in Poland
Two members of security are pictured in the departures hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2021, after Belarusian Olympic athlete Kristina Timanovskaya claimed her team was forcing her to return home, spent the night under protection at an airport hotel and may be seeking asylum.
