Tsimanouskaya, who spent the night at a hotel at Haneda international airport, is reportedly seeking asylum from the country’s oppressive regime. She claims her criticisms of the national team’s coaches led to her being dropped from the team and sent home. Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women’s 200m today, said she did not plan to return to Belarus. The Mirror leads with the growing war of words with Iran – “UK warns Iran killers” and the Mail splashes on “Pay for your own heart op” because of huge waiting lists. Sign upSubscribe to the Guardian morning briefingThe Guardian morning briefing is delivered to thousands of inboxes bright and early every weekday.

Source: The Guardian August 02, 2021 05:26 UTC