Belarus sprinter Tsimanouskaya leaves Polish embassy in Tokyo - Police

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya early on Wednesday left the Polish embassy in Tokyo, where she had sought protection after refusing her team's orders to return home.

A darkened van left the compound with police escort around 7:05 a.m. (2205 GMT on Tuesday), shortly after luggage had been loaded into another van. A police official confirmed to Reuters that Tsimanouskaya was in the vehicle.

She was expected to go to Poland, her supporters have said. Warsaw has offered her a humanitarian visa.

(Reporting by Pak Yiu; Writing by William Mallard)

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