One of the largest French publications, Le Monde, with a circulation of 364,240 copies, has released an extensive piece on the Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, during the European Athletics Championships in Rome, on June 12, 2024. MICHAL LAUDY / PRESSFOCUS / NEWSPIX.PL
Krystsina is currently competing at the Olympic Games in Paris under the Polish flag. However, the publication recalls her last Olympic appearance in Tokyo, where she was forcibly attempted to be taken back to Belarus for criticizing sports officials.
An athlete challenging autocrat Alexander Lukashenko"" — this is how Le Monde refers to Tsimanouskaya.
When I think about what happened in Tokyo, I lose sleep. I just didn’t want to end up in prison.