Shanghaiist: Olympic gymnastics age controversy tumbles on

Pirx

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:20:15 +0800

Olympics board seeks inquiry into age of Chinese gymnasts http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/22/sports/OLYAGE.php

ShanghaiLife

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:36:57 +0800

It's not nice to not quote commenters who provide you with content. Anyways...

nanheyangrouchuan

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:57:50 +0800

The source of international pressure is no doubt building from other gymnastics powerhouses like the Slavic states, so panda licker Jaques Rogue has no choice but to pry himself from his xiao jie and go to work.

Spelunker

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:29:25 +0800

For those of you like Shanghaiist who doubt the IOC will listen to those of us like me who dwell on He Kexin's age, I've got good news for you: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/2008olympics/2008/08/21/2008-08-21_ioc_to_investigate_whether_champion_chin.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4583174.ece God bless freedom of the press! Keep pressing! 加油！

NannyState

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:31:32 +0800

Why not simply lower the age threshold to 15? When I watched these gymnasts do their routines, I wasn't freaking out about their age, I was enthralled by their incredible skill.

smitty

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:28:50 +0800

Pretty pathetic...what is the point of the IOC if they won't enforce anything?

Andy Best

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:06:20 +0800

It's a simple thing that was brought up at the time of the teams being submitted. Records online of previous regional comps show the ages. When queried about it, China provided passports. So, if the IOC had the balls to follow through and concluded them 'guilty' they'd first have to strip the team of the golds ... and then they'd have to punish China as a whole for faking documents. They won't. Look at Salt Lake City to see how the IOC handles big issues.