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[Asian Games] Japanese swimmer expelled over theft

Sept. 28, 2014 - 20:26 By Korea Herald
INCHEON (Yonhap) ― A Japanese swimmer at the Asian Games has been expelled from his team after stealing a camera from a South Korean photojournalist, prompting a police investigation and apologies from Japan.

Tsuyoshi Aoki, head of the Japanese delegation to the Asiad in Incheon, announced in a press conference that the swimmer, Naoya Tomita, has been kicked off the team “effective immediately” following the incident.