Is China Using Underage Gymnasts in Violation of Olympic Rules?

Posted in Dirty Athletes, The Dirty | August 13th, 2008

Is China Using Underage Gymnasts in Violation of Olympic Rules?

JERÉ LONGMAN and JULIET MACUR Report:  Officials with the International Gymnastics Federation said that questions about He’s age had been raised by Chinese news media reports, USA Gymnastics and fans of the sport, but that Chinese authorities presented passport information to show that He is 16. Online records listing Chinese gymnasts and their ages that were posted on official Web sites in China, along with ages given in the official Chinese news media, however, seem to contradict the passport information, indicating that He and Jiang may be as young as 14 — two years below the Olympic limit.

Everyone knows that noodles don’t stay fresh for that long!- nik




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