The Belarusian athlete of Christina Timanovskaya told about their political views. About this athlete spoke in an interview with Reuters.
According to her, she was always far from politics and did not understand anything in it. “I did not sign any letters and did not go to any protests, I did not say anything against the Belarusian government,” said Timanovskaya.
The athlete added that he intentionally distanced himself from what was happening in the political life of his country and tried “not to deal with nothing but sports.” “It may sound brutally because of all the terrible things that occurred in Belarus last summer, but I tried to stay away from it, and all I wanted to go to the Olympics and do everything in my power. I wanted Get into the final and compete for the medals, “she explained.
Previously, the husband of Timan Arseny Zdanevich spoke about its attitude towards the Belarusian opposition. He noted that they and his wife were betrayed by sports and never supported opposition forces in their own country.
August 4 Athlete arrived in Warsaw. Before that, she was in the diplomatic representation of Poland for several days in Tokyo, where he could get a Polish visa.
On August 1, the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus excluded Christina Timanovskaya from the national team at the Tokyo Olympics. As a formal reason, its emotional and psychological state was indicated. In the opposition fund of sports solidarity, they were told that the athlete was trying forcibly to take out of Japan. A few days before, Timanovsky made criticism of Belarusian sports officials.