Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be arrested, has left Japan aboard a Vienna-bound flight. Her case has heightened fears of the safety of those who speak out against Belarusian officials.
The 24-year-old athlete was set to compete in the women's 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, but instead said team officials tried to forcibly send her back to Belarus against her wishes after she criticized sporting authorities. Her drama-filled plight has dominated global headlines around the Games and while her comments were not overtly political, her case has heightened fears of the safety of those who speak out against Belarusian officials.
"She said that I should not go back to Belarus because it was not safe for me there. She said they were saying bad things about me on television: That I was ill; that I had psychological problems," Timanovskaya said. 'They took away my dream': Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya on a life-changing week"My parents understood that if they said those sort of things about me on TV, that I could most likely not return to my home in Belarus...
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