Belarus Olympic sprinter ‘happy’ to be in Poland
06 August 2021 |
10:50 am
In a dramatic series of events, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrived in Poland after she said Belarus team officials tried to force her to leave the Tokyo Olympics.
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