sports.espn.go.com - 8/22/2008
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BEIJING -- China was asked to provide additional documents proving that five of the six members of its gold medal women's gymnastics team were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics, in hopes it will end persistent questions about the girls' ages. The International Olympic Committee said Friday there is still no proof anyone cheated, but it asked gymnastics officials to investigate ...
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IOC: The Same Sad Story
Bruins Nation —
... (And the similarities keep on coming. The IOC has "ordered an investigation" into China's 12-year-old gymnasts. Given Rogge's Brand-like behavior so far, where do you think this "investigation" is going to go?) ...
IOC Again Says There Is 'No Proof' That Chinese Gymnasts Were Underage
FanHouse —
Filed under: Beijing, ChinaDespite asking the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate allegations that Chinese gymnasts are underage, the IOC says there in no proof that there was cheating and that the issue will be put to rest: The IOC asked the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate "what have been a number of questions and apparent discrepancies," spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. The FIG has said repeatedly that a passport is the "accepted proof of a gymnast's eligibility," and that China's gymnasts have ...
Are the Chinese gymnasts underage?
Randball —
chinese.jpg From ESPN.com: China was asked to provide additional documents proving that five of the six members of its gold-medal women’s gymnastics team were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics, in hopes it will end persistent questions about the girls’ ages. The International Olympic Committee said Friday there is still no proof anyone cheated, but it asked gymnastics officials to investigate “what have been a number of questions and apparent discrepancies,” IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. The International Gymnastics Federation has asked China to submit ...
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