‘I can not danger it’: Second feminine athletics star vows to not return to Belarus as a result of she fears dropping freedom and her life

Former Belarusian Olympic heptathlete Yana Maksimava has provided her backing to asylum-seeking Kristina Timanovskaya, admitting that she would concern for her life within the nation and explaining why she left her homeland for Germany.

2012 London Olympics competitor Maksimava mentioned that she feels far safer in Germany than her nation of origin, revealing that she was not supplied with a physician when she wanted experience and was unneccessarily despatched to a psychologist when her outcomes slipped.

There are echoes of Timanovskaya’s purported expertise in Maksimava’s account, with the 200m specialist claiming that she had a baffling change with a psychologist earlier than the Belarus group in Tokyo seemingly tried to strain her to be repatriated.

Chatting with the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Basis, which goals to assist athletes who’ve been detained and confronted repression over peaceable protests and has offered help to Timanovskaya since her abrupt exit from the Video games, Maksimava defined: “After all the things that has occurred, I don’t plan to return to Belarus. I’ve a little bit daughter, I can not danger it.

“I’m a kind of individuals who can not stay silent. After I lived and educated in Belarus, the entire state of affairs… all through this time, risking all the things, I continued to do one thing.”

Germany is a possible vacation spot for Timanovskaya, though she is anticipated to seal a humanitarian visa in Poland imminently.

“In Germany now, I can breathe deeply and sleep effectively,” Maksimava mentioned of her adopted nation with husband Andrey Krauchanka.

“As for sports activities: all this time I’ve been progressing and, after all, I need to proceed my sports activities profession.

“I nonetheless imagine in myself and actually need somebody to assist me with my preparation, as a result of in Belarus I did not have a physician who might even advise me on methods to get better or what nutritional vitamins to take, or a therapeutic massage therapist.

“For 16 years I competed for the nationwide group, which didn’t take care of me. When my outcomes dropped, I used to be despatched to a psychologist, though I’m a really sturdy athlete and all our administration is aware of this, however no-one was capable of assist me attain the specified heights.”

The 32-year-old former junior and European Indoor Championships medalist posted a photograph of herself and her daughter at a lake on social media and wrote: “Considering and pondering for a very long time, we determined to not return to Belarus.

“To our nice remorse, there now you can lose not solely freedom, but additionally lose your life.

“Right here there is a chance to breathe deeply and be a kind of who’re combating for the liberty of their individuals, mates, relations and mates. We will certainly win.

“I actually hope that my sports activities profession will proceed and I’ll have the chance to coach, carry out and put together for the following Olympic Video games.”

Home handball coach Konstantin Yakovlev, who is alleged to have been arrested and detained after participating in peaceable protests and commenting on the newest presidential election in Belarus, has additionally left the nation for Ukraine following the developments involving Timanovskaya, based on Nasha Niva.

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