Olympics: Japan's Paris chef de mission hopes gymnast Miyata aims for 2028

Japan's Chef de Mission Mitsugi Ogata on Monday expressed his hope that 19-year-old gymnast Shoko Miyata, who withdrew before the start of the Paris Olympics over smoking and drinking, will target a place at the 2028 games in Los Angeles.The Japan Gymnastics Association on Friday confirmed the captain of the women's artistic gymnastics team had admitted to smoking and drinking, both prohibited in Japan for those aged under 20, on one occasion each since late June and pulled out of the summer games."It's really painful and sad," Ogata said after landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. "I…READ FULL ARTICLE