Japan Gymnastics Captain Shoko Miyata Out of Paris Olympics for Smoking

Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s Artistic Gymnastics Olympic squad, has exited the sporting event after smoking cigarettes, in violation of the team’s code of conduct, the Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) said on Friday. It’s understood that Miyata consumed alcohol, also.

In Japan, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is illegal until the age of 20. However, the JGA contains additional rules effectively prohibiting its athletes from smoking and drinking during...