Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country. The International Olympic Committee said Friday it has cancelled and removed the credentials of Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich. Tsimanouskaya had criticized team coaches on social media and is now in Poland with a humanitarian visa. The Belarusian Olympic committee said both men will return to Minsk soon and "they reserve the right to appeal against the decision." Lukashenko led the Belarusian Olympic committee since the 1990s until this year.

Source: CBC News August 06, 2021 12:20 UTC