'I was ready for the games, especially for the 200 meters. They took away my dream of performing at the Olympics. They took this chance away from me,' Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya says
According to Timanovskaya, representatives of the Belarus national team tried to forcibly send her back to her home country after she criticized sporting authorities in an Instagram post on Friday. The 24-year-old athlete, citing fear she might be jailed, refused to board the flight from Japan on Monday -- and was granted a humanitarian visa from Poland that same day.
Maybe to jail, or maybe, more likely, to a psychological hospital.At the airport, I used a translation app on my phone to type that I needed help. I found a policeman and showed him my phone.Did you imagine all this would happen as a result of your Instagram post? No. I didn't agree with the decision of our coach, who had decided that I should run the relays without my consent. When I tried to talk with them, they ignored me.
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