Belarusian 100/200m Runner Krystina Tsihanouskaya Sent Home From Olympics Under Mysterious Circumstances, Safe In Tokyo

Sunday’s action on the track was fierce but off the track it was harrowing.

Belarusian 100/200m runner Krystina Tsihanouskaya is currently seeking asylum after being escorted to the Tokyo Airport by members of the Belarus Athletics Federation.

This coming after Tsihanouskaya criticized being added to the mixed relay without being consulted prior to her addition.

“And the coach added me to the relay without my knowledge. I spoke about this publicly. The head coach came over to me and said there had been an order from above to remove me.” — Tsihanouskaya told Rueters on Sunday.

Hanna Liubakova has been on this story from the start, the thread on twitter includes a terrified Tsihanouskaya taking footage of the scene around her at the Tokyo Haneda Airport.

According to Tadeusz Giczan, Belarus Olympic Committee says, “doctors examined Tsimanouskaya and decided to withdraw her from the competition and sent home.”