Topline The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday revoked the Games accreditation of two Belarus team officials for their role in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country against her will after she spoke out against her coaches last week. Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya poses with t-shirt with the lettering reading ‘I … [+] just want to run’ during a press conference. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The two officials—the head coach of the Belarus athletics team, Yuri Moisevich, and team official Artur Shumak—were also asked to leave the Olympic village and they have done so, the IOC said. The IOC noted that its actions against the duo were an interim measure as it continues its formal investigation into the accusations made by sprinter Tsimanouskaya who is now in Warsaw, where she was granted asylum. The two officials in question will be “offered an opportunity to be heard,” the IOC added. The Olympics governing body said that an IOC Disciplinary Commission has b… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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IOC Strips Olympic Accreditation Of Belarus Officials Accused Of Forcibly Trying To Remove Sprinter From Tokyo
