The International Olympic Committee said it had expelled the coaches who were involved in the attempt to force the runner home against her will.
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Belarus Sprinter’s Defection Sheds Light on Dictator’s Control
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, and authoritarian leaders before him, have used sports as a propaganda tool. But defections have had a long history of puncturing their aura of invincibility.
Belarus Sprinter’s Defection Sheds Light on a Dictator’s Levers of Control
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, and authoritarian leaders before him, have used sports as a propaganda tool. But defections have had a long history of puncturing their aura of invincibility.
Kristina Timanovskaya, Belarus Sprinter, Becomes an Unlikely Dissident
An Instagram complaint against her coaches embroiled Kristina Timanovskaya in the precarious politics of her home country, and may force her into asylum
Vitaly Shishov, Belarusian Activist, Is Found Dead in Ukraine Park
The police began an investigation after Vitaly Shishov went missing in Kyiv and was found dead in a park near his home.
Belarusian Sprinter Who Feared for Her Safety Is Offered Asylum in Poland
Kristina Timanovskaya sought help at a Tokyo airport as her country tried to forcibly send her home from the Olympics.
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.
Pulling Levers in Exile, Belarus Opposition Leader Works to Keep Her Influence Alive
As a crackdown widens in her country, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is trying to build a broad phalanx of Western opposition to a dictatorship that she says is on its “last breaths.”
Migrants in Lithuania Caught Up in Battle Between Belarus and E.U.
The European Union member country says the president of Belarus, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, is encouraging migrants to cross their shared border as revenge for E.U. sanctions.
Belarus Transfers Opposition Figure to House Arrest
The Belarusian authorities released Roman Protasevich and his Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, from prison after the E.U. imposed stiff sanctions.