The IOC have booted out two Belarus team coaches from the Olympics, four days after they tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country
The row blew up after Tsimanouskaya, who was entered in the 100 and 200 metres, complained about being entered into the 4x400m relay without being consulted.
In power since 1994, Lukashenko sparked international outrage in May by dispatching a fighter jet to intercept aBelarus has also been in the crosshairs of the IOC since last year. Shortly before the Tokyo Games, Lukashenko warned sports officials and athletes that he expected results in Japan.
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