The captain of the Japanese gymnastics team was sent home from France and will not participate at the Olympic Games later this month for allegedly breaking a team ban on smoking and drinking alcohol.

Japan’s star gymnast, Shoko Miyata, the captain of the women’s team for the Paris Olympics, was sent home after an investigation concluded she violated the code of conduct by smoking cigarettes and ...

Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women's artistic gymnastics team, withdrew from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team's code of conduct by smoking, the Japanese ...

Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata’s Olympic dreams came to a stunning end Thursday when she was sent home from training camp in Monaco for allegedly violating the team’s smoking ban. Miyata, the captain ...

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Japan’s top female gymnast and team captain, Shoko Miyata, has been removed from the Paris Olympic team due to allegations of underage smoking in violation of the federation’s code of conduct. Miyata, ...

TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women's artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for the Paris Games after violating the team's code of ...