Chinese Gymnast Age Investigation Expands

[UNHWildCats]

The investigation into the ages of China's 2008 Olympic gold-medal women's gymnastics team has been expanded to include members of the 2000 team that won a bronze in Sydney, The Associated Press has learned.

International gymnastics officials are examining whether Yang Yun and Dong Fangxiao, in particular, were old enough to compete at the Sydney Olympics. Gymnasts must turn 16 during the Olympic year.

"If we had a look at all the articles that came before, during and after the Games, there were always rumors about the ages of China's athletes in Sydney," Andre Gueisbuhler, secretary general of the International Gymnastics Federation, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

"We did not have another choice," he said. "If we want to remain credible, then we have to look into things."

Yang, who also won a bronze medal on uneven bars, said in a June 2007 interview that aired on state broadcast China Central Television that she was 14 in Sydney. Dong's blog includes a reference to being born in 1985.
No other Chinese teams are being looked at, Gueisbuhler said.

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[andy7171]

China proved this year that cheaters CAN win.

[appfan2008]

Sad to see such a great olympics possibly get tarnished like this

[TheValleyRaider]

"We did not have another choice," he said. "If we want to remain credible, then we have to look into things."

Well no kidding xrolleyesx

Isn't that their job, to maintain oversight on the sport and catch and punish those who break the rules? xrolleyesx xoopsx

[GannonFan]

Nah, this can't be true. I know there's a mountain of evidence from newspapers, web sites, heck, even the gymnast's own mouths in interviews they gave long before the alleged age changing occured that pretty much prove they are older than they say they are, but even with all those ironclad bits of proof that China cheated, isn't this all just a mean reaction from the West because they got beat in the Olympics? Chinese girls are just naturally smaller and younger looking, right? Evidence smevidence I say! :p

[Baldy]

OOOOOOOH....Syntax Error is gonna get you all!!!!!!! xlolx

[danefan]

You're all totally getting banned......


http://www.funnyforumpics.com/forums/ban/1/banned-1.gif

[Appstate29]

haters...

[DSUrocks07]

AGS TOS:
Section 1397, Rule 1274895, Part 232-B

If you use the words China, and Olympics in the same sentence with a negative connotation, it can and will be considered a personal attack. xrulesx

[BlueHen86]

The Chinese gymnasts should read the Olympic TOS.

[andy7171]

BH86 is back. I guess SomeonE sobered up. I don't think this thread is going to last much longer.