Belarus track sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says her Olympic team officials tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Tsimanouskaya says in a filmed message on social media she was "put under pressure" by team officials and asked the International Olympic Committee for help. Tsimanouskaya, who is due to run in the Olympic 200-meter heats Monday, criticized Belarus team officials on her Instagram account. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe IOC says in a statement it asked the Belarus national Olympic officials for clarification on the dispute. The Belarus National Olympic Committee has been led for more than 25 years by authoritarian state president Alexander Lukashenko and his son, Viktor.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 14:26 UTC