European track championships in Belarus in doubt after Ryanair flight was ‘hijacked’

German team have already pulled out while British squad expecting competition to be moved

The 2019 European Games in Minsk
(Image credit: Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

The European track championships in Belarus are now in doubt after a Ryanair flight was ‘hijacked’ while flying over the country last weekend. 

Scheduled to take place in late June, the UEC Track Elite European Championships in the capital Minsk are the last major competition before the Olympics Games in Tokyo later this summer.

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Alex Ballinger