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Sprinter gets Polish visa after claiming she was seized by Belarusian officials

Sky, 03 Aug 2021
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystina Tsimanouskaya has received a humanitarian visa by Poland after refusing to board a Minsk-bound flight from Tokyo.

The 24-year-old was seen entering the Polish embassy in Tokyo after spending the night at an airport hotel after claiming she was seized by officials from her own country on Sunday.

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