Poland grants visa to Belarus Olympian

By Graham Dunbar
Updated August 3 2021 - 7:10pm, first published 12:35pm
Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought a humanitarian visa from Poland's embassy in Tokyo.
Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought a humanitarian visa from Poland's embassy in Tokyo.

Poland has granted a visa to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and that her team's officials tried to force her to fly home.

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