According to interviews with officials, Poland will accept asylum for Belarusian track and field athletes who came to Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics and wished to asylum in a third country on the 1st.
The player told NHK that he was about to be deported for criticizing the administration over writing on SNS.
The person who wants to go into exile is Christina Chimanouskaya (24), a Belarus national team for track and field girls.
On the night of the 1st, Chimanouskaya told police officers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo that he wanted to go into exile in another country in Europe because he didn't want to go back to his own country. I checked the detailed situation by listening to the story from, and proceeded with the adjustment.
According to people familiar with the matter, Chimanouskaya has announced that he wants to asylum in Belarus' neighboring country, Poland, and will accept Poland as well.
Around 5 pm, a car carrying him arrived at the Polish Embassy in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and Chimanouskaya walked into the building.
Chimanouskaya told NHK so far that he was instructed to participate in an event that was not originally planned on behalf of other players, and when he wrote his dissatisfaction on SNS, he was deported as "criticism of the administration". That's what happened. "
In Belarus, the crackdown on those who are critical of the Lukashenko administration is increasing, and criticism is increasing from Europe and the United States.
Belarus Olympic Committee Posts Comments
The Belarusian Olympic Committee has posted a comment on its website regarding the treatment of Chimanouskaya.
In it, "The coaches of the national team on land decided to withdraw from the tournament based on the doctor's advice on the emotional and psychological state of Chimanouskaya. As a result, in the qualifying for the 200m and 4x400m relays. Will not participate. "