An anonymous buyer from the United States has purchased a medal from Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter who appealed for international help to avoid being forced home prematurely from the Tokyo Olympics by the country’s authoritarian leaders.
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RFE/RL: Belarusian sprinter sells silver medal to help other athletes
Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya addresses a press conference on August 5, 2021 in Warsaw, one day after her arrival in Poland.
