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in Tokyo, asking for help. Tsimanouskaya later explained that, while she was being transported to the airport, she received a call from her grandmother who explained the domestic reaction to her video and warned her not to return, as the family feared that she might be taken to a psychiatric facility
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Following its granting of visas to Tsimanouskaya and her husband, Poland said that Belarus, which the EU has previously accused of state-sponsored facilitation of human trafficking and migrant smuggling, started sending migrants it had flown in from the Middle East into Poland as a political weapon.
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On 3 August, the IOC launched an investigation of the incident, demanding a report from the NOC RB by the end of the day explaining why they attempted to repatriate Tsimanouskaya. A disciplinary commission, during which Tsimanouskaya was set to testify, was planned for 6 August. On this day, as part
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The United States, Canada, and United Kingdom implemented coordinated financial sanctions against Belarus on 9 August. Lukashenko was critical towards the UK and Canada, calling the nations "America's lapdogs", telling them to choke on their sanctions, and saying he would rather have talks with the
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in Japan to meet Tsimanouskaya at the airport. She drew the attention of police officers at the airport terminal, who took her into protective custody at an airport hotel overnight. Tsimanouskaya said to journalists that she was afraid of returning to Belarus, and she intended to claim asylum in
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reported on 31 July that she was removed from the team for being unsportsmanlike, saying that she was "lazy", "foul-bred", and "unpatriotic", and did not deserve to represent Belarus; it also criticized the strictness of the IOC which prohibited the original relay runners from competing.
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Despite Zdanevich's assurance that Tsimanouskaya was apolitical, many Belarusian government supporters sent her threatening messages; the BSSF determined her life would be in danger if she returned to Belarus and encouraged her to travel to Poland. The state-owned Belarusian network
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Though most of western Europe had offered her protection by 2 August, Tsimanouskaya reportedly chose to seek asylum in Poland as the country had expressly offered her the opportunity to continue competing; the IOC made contact with officials from the
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to the country. Zdanevich had fled to Ukraine after he heard the news, saying that he did not think twice about leaving Belarus, claiming however that he and Tsimanouskaya were completely apolitical: "We never had any connections, never supported the
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On 3 February 2022, the United States imposed visa restrictions on Belarusian nationals involved in extraterritorial counter-dissident activity, including the Olympics scandal, under the
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also announced they would not return to the country but would seek refuge in Germany, where they train. Krauchanka has previously been detained in Belarus for taking part in protests.
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of the investigation, the IOC revoked the accreditation of two Belarusian delegates, head athletics coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur Shimak, who were asked to leave the
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The NOC RB, which withdrew Tsimanouskaya from competition following the Instagram video, said on 1 August that it was concerned by the athlete's "emotional and psychological state
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On 7 December 2020, following allegations of athlete intimidation and even torture, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced several provisional measures against the
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The incident received international attention, and several countries said that they were ready to offer Tsimanouskaya a visa and protection. On 2 August, she entered the
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has a particular interest in sports, treating it as an ideological basis of his leadership, and athletes are more likely to be targets of Lukashenko, according to
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was involved. The Japanese government also assured her safety. On 3 August, she was granted a humanitarian visa in Japan, and Japanese foreign minister
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and the Japanese foreign ministry both gave statements on 6 August describing what happened to Tsimanouskaya as "deplorable" and "unjust".
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On 1 August 2021, Belarusian media reported the attempt to forcibly return Tsimanouskaya to Belarus after she shared another video from
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Several fellow Belarusian athletes have spoken in support of Tsimanouskaya, while others have condemned her. Some contacted by
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and other nations have been critical of the actions of Belarus, including placing additional sanctions against the country.
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On 9 August, the one-year anniversary of his controversial re-election, Lukashenko held a lengthy conference in
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if she returned to Belarus. She then decided not to return, and she recorded another video from the airport.
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of Belarus, which was officially flown from 1991 to 1995 and has been widely used during the
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declined to talk, also wanting to steer clear of politics. On 4 August, Belarusian athletes
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The Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) called for journalists and members of the
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for not undergoing the required number of drug tests in preparation for the Olympics.
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Tsimanouskaya was put under the protection of Japanese police until she was offered a
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video criticising officials from the NOC RB, saying that they had entered her in the
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confirmed that they were also safeguarding Tsimanouskaya and that the
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Ptak, Alicja; Tétrault-farber, Gabrielle (3 August 2021).
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West than engage in a sanctions war. On the same day, the
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was in the process of being repatriated to Belarus from
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National Olympic Committee for the Republic of Belarus
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Why a Belarusian Olympic sprinter refused to fly home
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Isachenkov, Vladimir; Keyton, David (4 August 2021).
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On 5 August, the EU summoned Belarusian officials to
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warning Lukashenko to stop using migrants as tools.
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Olympic Games scandals, controversies and incidents
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Piotr Gliński
2020 Summer Olympics
Bid process
bid details
venues
torch relay
Marketing
mascots
pictograms
Broadcasters
Opening ceremony
flag bearers
Event calendar
Chronological summary
Medal table
medalists
Controversies
Russian doping scandal
withdrawals
COVID-19 cases
Belarus scandal
World and Olympic records
Closing ceremony
flag bearers
Paralympics
medal table
IOC
JOC
TOCOG

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