Two Belarus Representatives to Tokyo Olympics Lose Accreditation over Timanovskaya Case

Belarusian national team coaches Artur Shimak and Yury Moisevich were evicted from the Olympic village in Tokyo. They had their Olympic accreditations withdrawn for attempting to force track and field athlete Kristina Timanovskaya to return home, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced via Twitter. “In the interest of the wellbeing of the athletes of the NOC of Belarus who are still in Tokyo and as a provisional measure, the IOC cancelled and removed last night the accreditations of the two coaches, Mr A. Shimak and Mr Y. Maisevich. The two coaches were requested to leave the Olympic Village immediately and…