The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying "more information has come to light." "If there is a question mark and we have a concern, which we do,... ...full story at digg
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| 14 Aug 08 |
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YouTube video China named its Olympic women's gymnastics team on Friday,and the inclusion of at least two athletes has further raised questions,widespread in the sport,about whether the host nation for the Beijing Games is using under-age competitors.Coverage of the... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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IOC asks for investigation of Chinese gymnasts' ages » Shanghaiist According to the NY Times the IOC team has asked the international gymnastic group F.I.G. to investigate the ages of the controversial Chinese women's team. "According to online sports registration lists in China, half the team — He Kexin, Yang Yili... |
| 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... |
| 20 Aug 08 |
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Gymnasts add to China's medal count » Shanghaiist Victories in men's gymnastics yesterday helped China add to its gold tally. The host country, as of noon on Wednesday, has 43 gold medals. Here are two gymnasts who had huge performances yesterday: Li Xiaopeng enters Chinese gymnastics pantheon Li... |
| 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... |
| 20 Jul 08 |
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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... |
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