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Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at Home

August 1, 2021August 3, 2021Valerie HopkinsComments Off on Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at Home
Belarus tried to force the sprinter, Kristina Timanovskaya, to return home after she criticized her coaches for registering her for the wrong event.
Tagged Asylum, Right of, Belarus, International Olympic Committee, Japan, Olympic Games (2020), Timanovskaya, Kristina
Valerie Hopkins
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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