There was no word Sunday from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as officials tried to determine whether five Chinese women's gymnasts met the sport's minimum age requirement of 16 to compete in these Olympics. ...full story at USA Today
from USA Today on Sun, Aug 24 2008
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