With the Chinese women (and we use that term loosely) winning the gold medal in team gymnastics recently, more attention is now focused on the 16-years-old age minimum to compete in the Olympics event. Three members on the Chinese team look to be at... ...full story at Biz Cult
from Biz Cult on Thu, Aug 14 2008
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| 21 Aug 08 |
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Chinese Gymnastics Tribute »
YouTube video A tribute to the Chinese Gymnastics team that won the gold medal in the team competition in Beijing, members are Cheng Fei, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Yang Lilin, Xiao Sha, Jiang Yuyaun(hope I got those names right). The song is Diamond Life-Tyga feat Patty... |
| 01 Oct 08 |
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Case closed on age of Chinese female gymnasts » Shanghaiist Officials from the International Gymnastics Federation have ruled that China's gold medal gymnasts were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics but two members from the Chinese squad that competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics — Dong Fangxiao and Ya... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Today's Links: Crotch kicks, confiscated Bibles and kiddie gymnasts » Shanghaiist A crotch kick shames the host nation [IHT] "As usual, jokes about the Chinese team flew fast and furious around the Internet: "The Chinese team just won two red medals." "Our soccer team won the gold medal in martial arts." "The Chinese team wants to make... |
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The Chinese Gymnastics Association announces its Olympic team members » Shanghaiist Although it's not official yet, according to this Xinhua article, the following gymnasts are expected to be named to the Chinese Olympic gymnastics team next week (in ranking order): Men: Yang Wei (杨威), Li Xiaopeng (李小鹏), Chen Yibing (陈... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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(Letter) Chinese gymnasts age controversy » Blogging For China Last night after the women’s gymnastics team final, NBC announcer Bella Caroli commented that the Chinese team cheated with underage athletes, and their passports were doctored by the Chinese government. After some digging, it seems the age... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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The gymnast controversy - China’s censors at work » Peking Duck Raj The following article from the Globe and Mail gives an interesting point-of-view on the controversy over the age of some of China’s gold-medal winning women’s gymnastics team. What is really creepy about what’s emerged from the... |
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