Belarus Runner Alleges Olympic Team Tried to Send Her Home

Belarus Runner Alleges Olympic Team Tried to Send Her Home
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus runs in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on July 30, 2021. Martin Meissner/AP Photo
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TOKYO—A Belarus track sprinter alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Tokyo’s main airport.

An activist group supporting Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she believed her life was in danger in Belarus and would seek asylum with the Austrian embassy in Tokyo.