Aug 22 2008
Underage Chinese?
So at the beginning of this year’s Olympics I didn’t believe all the hype about China using underage girls in their gymnastic team. Now it seems I should have been paying attention more closely. I read today that more evidence has come out to support this claim. A gymnast competing in the Olympics has to be sixteen the year that the Olympics takes place. The girl in question is one He Kexin was reported to be 14 by a government web page that was brought down and re-posted with different dates later. All of this could lead to four of China’s medals being in jeopardy. Beside He, two of China’s other gymnasts are under scrutiny and a full investigation is under way. More on this as the matter develops.