The captain of the Japan women's gymnastics team was removed due to smoking violations, and the news that he missed the Paris Olympics is estimated to have been heard by fat friends. Today, let's dig deep into the hidden truth behind this incident.
The heroine of the incident, Miyata Shengzi, is the captain of the Japan women's gymnastics team.
In 2023, she experienced negative effects such as injuries and the death of her mentor, and finally won a ticket to the Paris Olympics for herself and took on the burden of captaining the Japan women's team.
On July 15, 2024, it suddenly broke out that "Miyata Shengzi smoked and drank alcohol in violation of regulations".
According to Japan law, smoking and drinking are only allowed when you are at least 20 years old. According to the Japan Gymnastics Association's Code of Conduct for National Team Members, smoking is prohibited in principle even if you are 20 years of age or older when you appear as a member of the national team.
Miyata Shengzi, who was born in September 2005, is still two months old before turning 20 years old.
When the news broke, the Japan women's gymnastics team had gone to Monaco, a neighboring country of France, for pre-competition training. How to deal with it?
Four days later, the Japan Gymnastics Association announced in Tokyo that Miyata had resigned as a member of the Japan national team and would not participate in the Paris Olympics.
The gossip on the domestic marketing account is exaggerated as "the captain was disqualified and expelled from Paris to return home".
This statement is actually very wrong. The Japan Gymnastics Association did not "formally sanction" Miyata Shengzi, but informally punished her by "taking the initiative to resign". This is a huge difference between "dismissal" and "voluntary resignation". The former is tantamount to "permanent expulsion", while the latter leaves room for restitution.
Therefore, Miyata Shengzi only lost her status as a member of the national team this time, but it did not affect her gymnastics career. In other words, next time she can still be selected for the national team based on her results. After the incident, as soon as she returned to Japan, she resumed training seamlessly.
Miyata Shengzi's fault alone affected the entire national team to withdraw from the battle, why not according to the heaviest punishment?
The bullets continued to fly for a few days, and sure enough, the hidden story behind the evacuation incident gradually surfaced.
People who are very close to them, report internally
On July 22, the most explosive hidden story was brought to the public. The Gymnastics Association admits that this incident happened because of an internal report.
From June to early July this year, during the closed training of the national team in the training center, Miyata Shengzi drank alcohol in the room. I also smoked once in my spare time.
The gymnastics association said that in order to protect whistleblowers, it will not disclose information that could reveal their true identity.
However, it is not difficult to guess that the person who reported her is most likely an insider of the gymnastics team, and is very close to her, even someone she can trust. Otherwise, it will be difficult for whistleblowers to obtain conclusive evidence.
Who profits, and whose suspicion is greater?
Miyata Shengzi was wrong for smoking and drinking, but the person who didn't report it at the time, and waited until the gymnastics team lineup was finalized, arrived in Monaco, and started pre-Olympic training before the Olympics.
Who is that man?
Whoever profits, who is the most suspicious.
For example, if Miyata Shengzi is temporarily out, then the substitute player who temporarily becomes a regular player profits.
▲ Reiko Sugihara (left), Shoko Saita (right)
The Japan women's gymnastics team has a total of 5 official athletes and 1 substitute athlete Aiko Sugihara. Supposedly, Sugihara can be turned into a regular.
However, the Japan Gymnastics Association made it clear on July 22 that according to the rules of the Olympic Games, the deadline for allowing changes has expired and it is no longer possible to submit a change application.
In this way, the only substitute, Aiko Sugihara, can clear the suspicion. So who else is likely to profit from this?
Who did she block from being selected for the national team?
Due to the differences in national systems, Japan's national team players are similar to "when there is an international competition, they are selected". It is not once selected for the national team, but it will always be the national team for the next few years.
After winning the ticket to the national team, you can go to the next level and get a generous allowance if you win the status of "strengthened player". Strengthened players are generally medalists or star players in various competitions, either to win glory for the country or to promote the sport. Like Kosuke Kitajima and Ai Fukuhara in the early years, they are more typical examples.
Miyata Shengzi is a reinforcement player, and the unit that received the internal report this time is the "Reinforcement Headquarters".
In 2023, she was riddled with injuries and insisted on participating in the domestic selection tournament without listening to the doctor's dissuasion. I want to get an Olympic medal and comfort my mentor who passed away in the same year.
Originally, many people were not optimistic. The seat that belongs to Miyata Shengzi in the national team is vacant, and it is an opportunity for others. Who knows, she not only returned to the national team, but also obtained the qualification of "enhanced player".
Miyata Shengzi is also a rich daughter who is like a fake. The home runs a temple with a history of more than 400 years.
The athletes who are jealous of her strength and hate her for getting in the way, as well as their coaches and affiliated institutions, should not be young and old.
The voice of sympathy for her is not small
Although the Gymnastics Association did not give the most serious "expulsion" punishment, ordinary people, retired star athletes, and well-known celebrities have questioned the excessive punishment, "Is it necessary to temporarily remove the general?" ”
The gymnastics team has always had problems with smoking and drinking. The team members are under a lot of pressure, and it is an open secret to rely on these to relieve it, and to turn a blind eye to the top.
After receiving the "internal report", the Japan Gymnastics Association was shocked as if it had heard it for the first time. Let Miyata Shengzi take the initiative to resign, quickly get rid of the responsibility for poor supervision, and protect the association thoroughly.
Sports reporters who are familiar with the affairs of the circle openly questioned the Japan Gymnastics Association's prevarication at the press conference: Do you not know anything about the smoking and drinking problems in the team? Didn't you know anything about Miyata's problem beforehand? If the players had been reminded and warned in a timely and responsible manner, would this incident not have happened?
The Gymnastics Association sacrificed Miyata Shengzi alone to protect the association. However, throughout the Paris Olympics, the Japan women's gymnastics team can only have four officially registered athletes. If the results are too poor, who should be held responsible? It won't be Miyata Shengzi.