The Tokyo Summer Olympic Games has been nothing but eventful this year, although a lot of the biggest news has been happening outside the competition. Over the past 24 hours, it is Belarus that has been making the headlines. Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya alleges she was taken to Tokyo airport on Sunday, against her will, and told she was being sent home. Our Europe correspondent Orla Barry has the story.
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