After being spotted leaving the Tokyo Olympics athletes village to visit their friends in Japan, two Georgian athletes had their Tokyo Olympics accreditations revoked.Olympic organizers announced Saturday that they had revoked the accreditation of Games-related persons for leaving the athletes' village to see the sights. This is a violation in the safety measures taken to keep the Olympics safe amid the pandemic. The Georgian Olympic Committee later confirmed that two of their athletes had already left the Olympic compound, having completed their events.In accordance with the rules of the organizers, athletes were allowed to return home within 48 hours after competing in their last event.According to a Georgian official, the two silver medalists in judo are Vazha Margvelashvili (27) and Lasha Shavdatuashvili (29).ResultsThey thought they could go outside, and no one stopped them at the exit. The official stated that they wanted to enjoy some open air after a long day of competition and a difficult lockdown period.Masa Takaya, spokesperson for Tokyo 2020, stated that "we took away accreditation because we believe going outside of the athletes village to sightseeing is something that shouldn't happen."This report was based on information from Reuters
