Best of August 2, 2021.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Tokyo Olympic Games - Day 10, August 2
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Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya walks with her luggage inside the Polish embassy where she was granted a humanitarian visa to Poland, in Tokyo, August 2, 2021.
Tsimanouskaya was seen entering the Polish Embassy on August 2 after appealing for Japanese and international help to avoid being put on a flight against her will and spending the night at Tokyo's international airport. She has expressed fears she could face arrest in her homeland over criticism she aired on social media of her national team's coaching gaffes. "I can confirm that we have issued a humanitarian visa. I can confirm that we will provide all necessary support in Poland if she wishes to use it," Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said on August 2.
Tsimanouskaya was seen entering the Polish Embassy on August 2 after appealing for Japanese and international help to avoid being put on a flight against her will and spending the night at Tokyo's international airport. She has expressed fears she could face arrest in her homeland over criticism she aired on social media of her national team's coaching gaffes. "I can confirm that we have issued a humanitarian visa. I can confirm that we will provide all necessary support in Poland if she wishes to use it," Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said on August 2.
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Russia's Denis Abliazin competes in the artistic gymnastics men's rings final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. Abliazin won silver medal.
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Cycling - Track - Women's Team Sprint - Gold Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 2, 2021. Team China wins the gold medal.
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Bronze medalist Artur Davtyan of Armenia competes for the Men's Vault Final at Artistic Gymnastics events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, 02 August 2021.
