Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo after being taken to airport against her wishes

The International Olympic Committee said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and that she was being accompanied by a Tokyo 2020 staff member at the airport

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya. File picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games.

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was still at Tokyo's Haneda airport in the early hours of Monday.