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2008-08-22 -Short Attention Span Theater-

12 Year old Chinese gymnast tries out for 2008 games in 2006 - film at 11

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-22 11:52|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 More background on under age gymnast Jin Yang, from the Discovery Atlas documentary "China Revealed".

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-22 12:52|| 2008-08-22 12:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Poor child, caught in a rules change that raised the minimum age by two years, just when she expected to go... and by the time of the next Olympics she'll have an adult body instead of a child's.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-22 16:09|| 2008-08-22 16:09|| Front Page Top

#3 If she was good enough they'd just change her age and she'd compete.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-08-22 17:37|| 2008-08-22 17:37|| Front Page Top

#4 CNN this AM > IOC investigation is continuing on allegations that up to 1/2 of China's Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team is under age 16, and thus by IOC Rules ineligible/illegal to even compete in the Olympics, let alone to win = be awarded any medals???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-22 19:41|| 2008-08-22 19:41|| Front Page Top

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