Journalist Yanina Sokolovskaya said on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on “” that an athlete who escaped from Belarus Kristina Timanovskaya cleared to play for Poland.
Earlier, Timanovskaya said on her page in social networks that she received Polish citizenship. In June 2022, the athlete reported that she was banned from participating in the Polish championship due to her lack of citizenship.
– Will the international community meet Timanovskaya, who wants to perform under the flag of Poland?
– They will meet all the defectors. It is a political motivation. Therefore, it will indicate that they are winning under false flags,” Sokolovskaya said on .
At the Tokyo Olympics, Timanovskaya was supposed to play for the Belarusian national team in the 100 and 200 meters, but after two Belarusian runners were withdrawn from the 4×400 meters due to lack of required number of doping tests, the l athlete decided to participate in this race. Timanovskaya criticized this move by coaches and management, which she says is trying to correct her shoddy work to the detriment of the athletes.
Soon, the Olympic Committee of Belarus suspended Timanovskaya from participating in the Olympics “according to the conclusion of doctors in connection with the emotional and psychological state.” According to the athlete, pressure was exerted on her and they tried to take her out of Japan to Belarus without her consent. The athlete herself declared her desire to seek asylum in Europe and turned to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for help.
Source : MatchTV
