WRAPUP 1-Olympics-World record on the track as IOC probes Belarus over sprinter

[ASFN Admin]

The Olympics governing body was probing Belarus's treatment of an athlete seeking refuge in Poland while Norway's Karsten Warholm smashed a world record on the track and Simone Biles was set for a highly anticipated return to the gymnastics stage on Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee said it expected a report https://www.reuters.com/article/oly...om-belarusian-olympic-committee-idUSL8N2PA0F4 later in the day from the Belarusian team on the case of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who sought refuge https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/belarus-athlete-in-hands-authorities-ioc-2021-08-02 in the Polish embassy on Monday after refusing her team's orders to fly home. She was expected to fly on Wednesday to Poland, which has offered her a humanitarian visa.

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