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Two Belarus Coaches Removed From Olympics, Sent Home by IOC in Tsimanouskaya Case

Two Belarus coaches were removed from the Olympics after they allegedly played a role in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back home.

The International Olympic Committee announced that it canceled and removed the credentials of Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich "in the interest of the wellbeing of the athletes of the NOC of Belarus who are still in Tokyo and as a provisional measure."

"An IOC Disciplinary Commission has been set up in the case of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to clarify the circumstances around the incident and the roles the coaches Mr Artur Shimak and Mr Yury Maisevich played," IOC Media tweeted in part.