Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Against Coaches Who Threatened Tsimanouskaya

So far, the IOC has stripped them of their accreditations.

The Independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has published an official press release on its website, where it states that together with the IOC and World Athletics Committee it has launched an official investigation against two representatives of the Belarusian delegation at the Games in Tokyo - head coach of the Belarusian athletics team Yury Moisevich and deputy director of the National Athletics Olympic Training Center Artur Shumak, suspected of intimidating and putting pressure on runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, reports Pressball.

The IOC stripped Artur Shumak and Yury Moisevich of their accreditations as an interim measure

JOINT STATEMENT BY THE IOC, THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ATHLETICS AND THE AIU

Following the incident involving Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the IOC decision to cancel and revoke the accreditation of two coaches, Artur Shumak and Yury Moisevich, as an interim measure, the IOC and the World Athletics Federation together with the AIU have agreed to continue the investigation and open a formal procedure against the two above-mentioned coaches.

In this regard, it was agreed that the process will be coordinated by the Independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with the full cooperation and support of the IOC.

The AIU will publish the results of its investigation when completed.