AdvertisementBelarus Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya Arrives In Poland, Which Offered Her AsylumUpdated August 04, 2021Bill ChappellfacebookEmailBelarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland after her country's officials tried to force her to take an early flight home from the Tokyo Olympics. Here she boards a flight Wednesday to Austria at Japan's Narita international Airport. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on August 04, 2021.