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... ...full story at Peking Duck
from Peking Duck on Sun, Aug 17 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... |
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Why it matters if a gymnast is 14. » Shanghai Scrap For what it’s worth, I have a feeling that the simmering controversey over whether or not the Chinese “women’s” gymnastics team has underage members is going to build into something much bigger, and possibly devolve into something... |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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China’s First Gold Medal » China Journal Chen Xiexia in women’s weightlifting (48 kg). Chen Xiexia holds the national flag in a victory pose (AP photo) So far China’s sports authorities have not said how much they will reward their gold medalists, but Wang Jun, vice minister of... |
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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... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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Spare a thought for He in gymnastics row » Countdown to Beijing Whatever the results of the investigation into the date of birth of He Kexin, China’s double Olympic gold medallist, I hope we don’t lose sight of the fact that even in the event of any subterfuge the gymnast herself would not be the one t... |
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Spare a thought for He in gymnastics row (Update) » Countdown to Beijing Whatever the results of the investigation into the date of birth of He Kexin, China’s double Olympic gold medallist, I hope we don’t lose sight of the fact that even in the event of any subterfuge the gymnast herself would not be the one t... |
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