Tsimanouskaya had been set to run the 200m on Aug. 2, a day after she was removed from the team. The Belarusian Olympic Committee said she was being sent home on doctors’ advice relating to her emotional and psychological state. Some athletes have said Tsimanouskaya’s objections at having to run the event without having trained for the distance were legitimate. “The 400m is a completely different distance from what from Krystsina runs,” Belarusian decathlete Andrei Krauchanka, the 2008 Olympic silver medallist, told Reuters. “To run 400m can damage your health, it’s crazy work.”“Krystsina has no blame at all in this situation.

Source: MetroXpress August 07, 2021 02:48 UTC