Four-time world swimming champion Daija Seto is suspended until the end of the year due to infidelity, which the Japanese federation has assessed as a violation of the principles of sports behavior. But he will be able to compete next year at the Olympic Games at home in Tokyo.
The reigning world champion in both the short and long semifinals was supposed to be the captain of the Japanese Olympic team, but in September he gave up this role when he admitted infidelity. A 26-year-old father of two daughters visited a one-hour hotel with a foreign woman.
“How can I apologize? I ask myself if I could, but I think my apology will continue to swim and restore the confidence of my family, which received a hard blow due to my irresponsible behavior,” the Hoči Sports daily quoted him as saying.
The bronze Olympic medalist from Rio also lost his sponsorship agreement with All Nippon Airways due to the scandal.
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