Belarusian Olympic Sprinter’s Refusal to Return Home Challenges IOC

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya—who, fearing arrest, resisted her team’s attempt to send her home—is safe with Japanese authorities, the International Olympic Committee says. The situation tests the IOC’s aim to run a politics-free Games. Photo: PHOTO: Issei Kato/Reuters

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