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Thread: Chinese Women's Gymnastics Controversy
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[quote=JSUMMERS83,312123]It has been reported in the media that 3 girls on the Chinese gymnastics gold-medal winning team are under the age limit according to official Olympics rules. The rule states that all competitors must turn 16 sometime during the year of the Olympics - in this case 2008. According to a list of competitors in a 2007 provincial competition, Yan Yilin (August 1993), He Kexin (January 1994), and Jiang Yuyuan (October 1993) are all more than a year under the age limit. Yan is 14 years old! Their passports, however, issued recently by the Chinese government, say they all barely make the age requirement so no action will be taken. Here's the thing for me: I'm sure this is not the first time cheating has taken place, nor is China the only country that has done it. Is anybody really going to accuse the host country's government of fudging birth dates? I doubt it. HOWEVER, I do regret the mixed signals being sent to young people that I am held responsible to teach. First, the signal sent about the young opening ceremony singer who wasn't quite pretty enough to make the cut, and now the idea that shaving a year off of your age is alright as long as it brings the motherland a gold medal. To see the article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2008-08-12-gymnastics_N.htm[/quote]
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