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Captain of Japan's Gymnastics Team Kicked Out of Olympics for Drinking


Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team, has been sent home from the Olympics in Paris after she admitted to drinking and smoking

Shoko MiyataKiyoshi Ota/Getty ImagesOne week before the Opening Ceremony, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team has been sent home after she admitted to underage smoking and drinking. “I offer my sincere apologies for causing a great amount of trouble to many people over Miyata,” JGA Chairman Tadashi Fujita said in a news conference on Friday, July 19. Qualified artistic gymnasts for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (L-R) Kohane Ushioku, Haruka Nakamura, Mana Okamura, Rina Kishi and Shoko Miyata.Kiyoshi Ota/Getty ImagesThe decision to cut Miyata from the team was met with backlash on social media.

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