Japan draws the line

Alcohol & nicotine! Gymnast banned from the Olympics

Shoko Miyata was banned by the Japanese Olympic Committee.(Bild: AFP/APA/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

Japanese gymnast and team captain Shoko Miyata has been banned from taking part in the Summer Games in Paris by her national Olympic committee. 

The 19-year-old had admitted to having smoked and consumed alcohol in a private setting in Tokyo at the end of June. Both are banned in Japan until the age of 20. Miyata won the bronze medal on the balance beam at the World Championships in Liverpool two years ago.