The Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who alleges she was taken against her will by team officials to Tokyo airport, is expected to seek asylum in Poland. Tsimanouskaya, who had been due to compete in the women’s 200m on Monday, sought the protection of Japanese police at Haneda airport on Sunday so that she would not have to board a flight back to Belarus after criticising team officials. Speaking to Reuters via Telegram on Sunday, the 24-year-old athlete said she had been removed from the team because ‘I spoke on my Instagram about the negligence of our coaches’.