Vadim Krivosheyev, an activist with the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation, said Tsimanouskaya took the flight to Austria on the advice of Polish authorities. After landing in Vienna, Tsimanouskaya was expected to head to Warsaw later Wednesday, according to Krivosheyev. The team officials threatened her with reprisals back home, she said. Her husband, Arseni Zdanevich, told the AP that he decided to leave the country when Tsimanouskaya told him she wasn’t coming back. Amid Tsimanouskaya’s rift with her team officials, two other Belarusian athletes announced their intention to stay abroad.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2021 10:28 UTC