Belarus: IOC expels two coaches over Krystina Timanovskaya case

BBC News says two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the Games in Tokyo.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich had left the Olympic Village. An investigation is under way.

The case of Krystina Timanovskaya caught global attention after she refused her team’s orders to fly home.

She is now in Poland, where she has been granted a humanitarian visa.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58095558

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