Belarus sprinter 'safe' after airport stand-off, Japanese officials say

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya. File Picture: AP

The Japanese government has said a Belarus athlete is safe after she claimed her Olympic team tried to remove her from the country in a dispute that led to a stand-off at Tokyo’s main airport.

Activists supporting sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she believes her life is in danger in Belarus and that she will seek asylum with the Austrian embassy in Tokyo.