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Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland after her country's officials tried to force her to take an early flight home from the Tokyo Olympics. Here she boards a flight Wednesday to Austria at Japan's Narita international Airport.

Belarus Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya Arrives In Poland, Which Offered Her Asylum

She had been competing at the Tokyo Olympics. Timanovskaya is reuniting with her husband — who has also obtained a humanitarian visa.

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  • Bill Chappell