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IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from 'high up'

Olympics · 9:15 AM UTC

Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from the athletes village, the IOC said on Friday.

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