Belarus athlete who refused to fly home is granted Polish visa

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya filmed arriving at Polish embassy in Tokyo, as husband flees to Ukraine

The Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has received a humanitarian visa from Poland upon seeking asylum after she was threatened with being bundled back to Minsk over her criticism of Olympic team officials.

Poland's deputy foreign minister, Marcin Przydacz, wrote on Twitter on Monday that the Belarusian sprinter was in direct contact with Polish diplomats and had been granted a humanitarian visa to the country, where she is expected to fly later this week. Poland will do whatever is necessary to help her to continue her sporting career," wrote Przydacz.