WOW
Apparently she drank "a little" in private and apparently she "smoked" at some place in Tokyo.
This is in violation of Japanese Olympic rules.
Honestly this seems pretty extreme but I know that the Japanese culture is very strict and uniformity is praised and required.
But damn. I know a bunch of high level athletes, can't think of any that would pass the Japanese cultural purity test. Apparently she also deleted her social media accounts.
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Apparently she drank "a little" in private and apparently she "smoked" at some place in Tokyo.
This is in violation of Japanese Olympic rules.
Honestly this seems pretty extreme but I know that the Japanese culture is very strict and uniformity is praised and required.
But damn. I know a bunch of high level athletes, can't think of any that would pass the Japanese cultural purity test. Apparently she also deleted her social media accounts.
Olympic Gymnast Shoko Miyata Withdraws From Competition After Drinking Some Booze, Smoking A Little
Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan's olympic gymnastic team, withdrew Friday from the Olympics over allegations that she smoked and drank alcohol.
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Olympic Gymnast Shoko Miyata Withdraws From Competition After Drinking Some Booze, Smoking A Little
Ilan HulkowerJuly 22, 2024 3:30 PM ET
(Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s olympic gymnastic team, withdrew Friday from the Olympics over allegations that she smoked and drank alcohol, JGA’s executive director, Kenji Nishimura, told reporters in a press conference July 19.
Miyata’s alleged activities are in violation of the Japanese Gymnastics Association’s (JGA) code of conduct, CNN reported.
“Both parties discussed the matter and decided to withdraw [Miyata] from the Olympics,” Nishimura told the press. Nishimura claimed that Miyata smoked “in a private place at a certain location in Tokyo” and engaged in drinking “in a room in the Athlete Village of the National Training Center.”
“She engaged in smoking and drinking due to numerous pressures from the competitive targets that had been set,” Nishimura added.
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said that this withdrawal made history as no Olympic gymnast was previously dismissed for such a reason, Kyodo News reported. Miyata’s withdrawal left the team with only four gymnasts to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. No one will reportedly be dispatched to replace her because she did not withdraw on account of an injury or illness. (RELATED: Video Shows Italian Artist Creating Image Of Eiffel Tower Over Several Fields Using Tractor)
Miyata won a world championships bronze medal in 2022 and was the first female Japanese gymnast to claim an Olympics medal in 2020 since 1964, Kyodo News reported.
“It’s not just Ms. Miyata’s responsibility. I believe the entire Gymnastics Association is responsible. Ms. Miyata must atone for the crime she committed, though we will do our utmost to support her, so she can take a new step toward the future,” JGA chairman Tadashi Fujita said, CNN reported. . .