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Belarus Olympic athlete 'happy to be in safety' in Poland

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Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she is "happy to be in safety" in Warsaw a day after arriving in Poland, where she took take refuge after saying she feared for her life if forced to return home. SOUNDBITE

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