Belarusian athlete lands safely in Warsaw, says Polish official

A LOT Polish Airlines plane carrying Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who left the Olympic Games in Tokyo and seeks asylum in Poland, is seen on tarmac on arrival to Warsaw, Poland August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Darek Golik
A LOT Polish Airlines plane carrying Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who left the Olympic Games in Tokyo and seeks asylum in Poland, is seen on tarmac on arrival to Warsaw, Poland August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Darek Golik

WARSAW (Reuters) - Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has landed safely in Warsaw, Polish deputy foreign minister Marcin Przydacz said on Twitter on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish and Justyna Pawlak)

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