The 11,000 athletes at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a> were warned before the Games that drinking alcohol in groups was a breach of the so-called playbook rules intended to limit COVID-19 infections.<\/p>\n Athletes were told they could drink alone in their rooms at the complex of 21 residential towers next to Tokyo Bay.<\/p>\n In the most serious cases of rule-breaking, athletes can be removed from the village and have their Olympic credential taken away.<\/p>\n "We are investigating the situation and based on the result we are to take appropriate action," Muto said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n Two medal-winning athletes lost their Olympic accreditation during the week for taking an authorised tourist trip outside the village.<\/p>\n Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili, who both won silver medals for Georgia in judo, were seen near Tokyo Tower on Tuesday after their events finished, which Muto described as a "clear and serious violation" of the rules.<\/p>\n The Georgian embassy in Tokyo later apologised for the incident.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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