GENEVA : Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter who defected at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, has been cleared by World Athletics to compete for Poland after it waived the normal three-year waiting period for nationality changes. Tsimanouskaya refused to board a flight back home from Tokyo w

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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter whose team tried to force her out of the Tokyo Olympics, has been declared eligible to represent Poland ahead of the upcoming world championships.

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World Athletics generally requires athletes who want to switch allegiance to sit out a three-year waiting period. The rules say that period can be waived in exceptional circumstances.

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MONACO (AP) — Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter whose team tried to force her out of the Tokyo Olympics, has been declared eligible to represent Poland ahead of the upcoming world championships. Tsimanouskaya’s profile on the website of World Athletics, track and field’s governing body, was updated Monday with a note that she became eligible to compete for Poland the day before. World Athletics generally requires athletes who want…

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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been cleared by World Athletics to compete for Poland. Poland waived the normal three-year waiting period for nationality changes. Tsimanouskaya refused to board a flight back home from Tokyo when she was removed from the Olympics against her will.

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