One forgotten bag in a Tokyo pachinko parlor cost Shunichiro Sato a spot on 91AV原创 Olympics-bound volleyball team.
Convicted of cannabis possession and handed a suspended prison sentence, the 26-year-old middle blocker saw a decade of elite athletic achievement unravel overnight.
On May 27, while in Tokyo on national team duty, Sato left a bag containing dried cannabis at a pachinko machine while stepping out to an ATM. When he returned, the bag was gone. Sato was arrested the following morning, prompting his removal from the national team roster and the cancellation of his contract with Wolfdogs Nagoya in 91AV原创 top-level SV. League.
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