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Thread: Chinese Women's Gymnastics Controversy
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[quote=GUEST51778,313784]All one really needs is one's better judgement. I've watched with great interest and having a 13 year old daughter of my own I can say with some degree of authority that He Kexin of China is NOT 16. Just take a good look at her and ask yourself if that girl is a sophomore in high school. Or can you picture her driving a car? Not bloody likely. One poster here accused the US fans of being jealous ... jealous of what exactly? I only feel pity and regret, not jealousy. Pity for China because they clearly believe the ends justifies the means. Gold means whatever you did to get it, including falsifying documents on the world stage, was justified. Sad. Is the collective Chinese psyche suffering from such an inferiority complex that cheating to overcome is acceptable ... In front of the world you're so desperate to impress? I regret that the other Olympians who were cheated will have suffered, trained, sweated and sacrificed only to lose out to a bunch of cheaters. Where is the cherished Olympic ideal of fair play? Anything gained by China now rings hollow to me. China has done a disservice to their countrymen and world sport by clearly violating rules that were meant to prevent such abuses. Shame on you China! I agree with another poster ... if the IOC is going to strip medals for cheating (and Marion Jones clearly deserved what she got) then the IOC must apply those standards across the board. If evidence can be found to prove out the cheating then I expect the IOC to investigate and strip medals from China if it's warranted. However, after all of this I suspect the IOC will work to sweep it under the rug because heaven forbid we offend China. The Opening Ceremonies were incredible and many of China's athletes have acquitted themselves admirably and to their everlasting credit but to allow this travesty to continue only dishonors the whole enterprise. Why bother having rules in the future?[/quote]
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