Belarus Sprinter Gets Polish Visa After Facing Pressure in Tokyo
- Poland issues Tsimanouskaya humanitarian visa after appeal
- Athlete pressured after criticizing Belarus sports officials
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A Belarusian sprinter who said she was pressured to leave Tokyo halfway through the games for criticizing sporting officials from her country has received a visa to go to Poland for protection.
Poland’s embassy in Japan issued her a humanitarian visa Monday, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz. “Poland will do whatever is necessary to help her to continue her sporting career,” he wrote on Twitter.