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EXCLUSIVE Olympics-Belarusian sprinter says she was taken to airport but will not return home

Sports · 3:51 PM UTC

A Belarusian sprinter said she planned to avoid getting on a plane home from Tokyo after being taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday following her complaints about national coaches at the Olympic Games.

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Olympics · 12:00 PM UTCTokyo sizzles, tempers flare in boxing, Biles withdraws again

Tokyo sizzled on Sunday with temperatures soaring on the athletics track as the world waited to see who would fill Usain Bolt's shoes in the most wide-open Olympic 100 metres final in years.

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