Shoko Miyata, 19, violates the Japan women's artistic gymnastics team's code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol
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TOKYO, Japan – Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women’s artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking, the Japanese Gymnastics Association said on Friday, July 19. Hopes had been high for the Japan women’s gymnastics team, which was seeking to win a team medal at the Paris Games for the first time since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Harada said that while Miyata’s conduct had been reckless, she had been under extreme pressure to perform at the highest level.
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