Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking

Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking

Smoking is illegal for anyone under 20 in JapanMiyata was an outside chance for medal in Paris

Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women’s artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team’s code of conduct by smoking, the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) said on Friday.

JGA officials said Miyata arrived in Japan on Thursday after leaving the team’s training camp in Monaco for investigation, which confirmed the violation including drinking alcohol. The women’s squad would compete with four athletes instead of five, the JGA told a media conference.

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