Belarusian skier banned for political views, flees country
Darya Dolidovich and her family are now in Poland, where she hopes to continue training.Dolidovich, 17, is the daughter of cross-country skier Sergei Dolidovich, a seven-time Olympian who took part in opposition street protests and spoke out against leader Alexander Lukashenko.
"Darya has been stripped of her right to take part in competitions," Sergei Dolidovich, who coaches Darya, told Reuters.
"I don't see the possibility of her continuing her career in Belarus."Sergei Dolidovich, who quit his job at a national training centre after facing pressure from the authorities, said Darya was being targeted for the family's political views.
Darya Dolidovich, one of the country's most promising junior cross-country skiers, said the Belarus Ski Union deactivated her FIS code, an individual identifying number required for athletes to take part in competitions run by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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