Japanese gymnast sent home from Paris for smoking and drinking


TOKYO: Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking, officials said yesterday.

The 19-year-old, a world bronze medallist and captain of Japan’s women’s team for the Games, was sent home from their training camp in Monaco and admitted she had violated their code of conduct.

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