The former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovsky responded to the refusal of the Belarusian athlete Christina Timanovskaya to return to their homeland. With her thoughts on this score, she shared in a conversation with the publication Spiegel.
“What did Christine do? She expressed his opinion – the truth is why she should suddenly take part in the relay, to which she was not ready. The regime immediately launched his repressive car. Now he can hit anyone, even those Who holds back or silent, “the ex-presidential candidate of Belarus stressed.
Earlier, Svetlana Tihananovskaya claimed that the incident with Timanovskaya could be called an attempt to put pressure on Belarusian attempts to put pressure on Belarusian athletes. Husband athletes Arseny Zdanevich denies the involvement of Timanovskaya to the opposition movement.
Athletes conflict with representatives of the delegation conversion into the scandal at the Olympics in Tokyo. After the attack of Timanovskaya in the address of the sports guide, it was excluded from the team. She herself said that she was deported from Japan, contrary to her will.