TOKYO, Japan — Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan's team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said Friday.
TOKYO, Japan — Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan 's team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said Friday.The 19-year-old, a world bronze medallist and captain of Japan 's women's gymnastics team for the Games, was sent home from their training camp in Monaco after admitting she had violated their code of conduct.
Nishimura said the association had been told that Miyata was seen smoking in a private setting in Tokyo some time at the end of June or beginning of July.She also reportedly drank alcohol in a room at Japan's national training center.Smoking and drinking are both illegal under the age of 20 in Japan.Nishimura said it was not clear whether Miyata was at a party or drinking alone.
Gymnast Miyata Pulled From Olympics For Smoking Drinking
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