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Tweddle's Chance Of Olympic Medal

Britain's Beth Tweddle faces a wait to find out if she has won an Olympic medal following the inquiry into the age of China's female gymnasts. ...full story at Sky News

from Sky News on Sun, Aug 24 2008

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01 Oct 08 visit 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...
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29 Aug 08 visit China: The Cost of a Gold Medal  »  Global Voices Zhaomu re-posted a forum article which calculated the cost of a gold medal exemplified by the Olympic shooting team. It is estimated that a gold medal costs between RMB30 - 80 millions (around US4.5 - 10 million).
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