He later told Reuters that the 24-year-old Olympic athlete was planning on traveling to Poland in the following days. Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya is escorted by police officers at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan August 1. Forced to actLate Sunday, the Olympic athlete was moved from Tokyo's Haneda Airport and "secured by police in a special shelter." IOC spokesman Mark Adams said in a daily press briefing the IOC has asked the Belarus National Olympic Committee for a full written report on the situation. CNN has reached out to Timanovksaya and the Belarusian National Olympic Team for more information, but has not received a response.

Source: CNN August 02, 2021 07:23 UTC