IOC Awaiting Report From Belarusian Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach with Director of Communications Mark Adams and Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi during the news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on July 17, 2021. Phil Noble/Reuters

TOKYO—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday it was waiting for a report later in the day from the Belarusian National Olympic Committee on the case of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, after launching an investigation into the incident that has rocked the Games.

The athlete took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday, a day after refusing her team’s orders to board a flight home from the Olympic Games. Warsaw has offered her a humanitarian visa.