The husband of the Belarusian athlete Christina Timanovskaya spoke about its attitude towards the opposition, reports “Sky News”.
Arseny Zdanevich said that they and his wife were betrayed by sports and were never interested in opposition movement. “We have never had any connections, we never supported the opposition,” he said.
The National Olympic Committee of Belarus excluded the Timanovskaya from the national team at the Tokyo Olympics on the eve of the race. The reason for its emotional psychological state was indicated. A few days before that, the athlete criticized the actions of Belarusian officials.
The opposition fund of sports solidarity stated that Timanovskaya is forcibly exported from Tokyo. The Japanese government reported that it was safe. Later, the athlete received a Polish visa. Zdanevich left Belarus in Kiev.