Does anybody else think china is lying about their female gymnasts in the olympics?

Question

to participate in the olympics, you have to be 16.

i think that the lil chinese gymnast girls are about 11 or 12.

NOT 16.

does anyone agree with me?

Answer 1

Americans will still be Americans

Pathetic,greedy and cheats

Don't tell me that Americans are good?

They have never cheated before?

That's all bullshit

Learn not to be selfish and do not think of yourself

Thumb down me if you want to

Anyways, thats what Americans do when something do not go their way

Answer 2

I do. If they werent lying, then they didnt need to take that one article about one of the female gymnasts off the country's official news agency's website really really fast. The fact that they did that kind of makes me wonder.

Doesnt seem like the IOC and the FIG want to do anything about it...China can have their filithy, disgraced gold.

Answer 3

I dont think China is lying. I dont agree with you

Answer 4

i agree they are under 16 but not sure if there is a rule against it.

Answer 5

i agree with you 100%

those girls need to wait till they're the proper age

i think there's paperwork includeed

xoxo

Answer 6

I have doubts in whatever chinese. They have a long history of hiding the truth and lying. But this is only "doubt" until proven guilty. Surely those little girls look 12-14, not even reaching puberty. We have to ask opinions of medical doctors, and of foreigners who work or stay in China for their opinions.

Answer 7

the ones that competed in the team finals were 12-14 and only one being 16

Answer 8

Read this article...http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/ar...

I think they are lying. But hey, the girl can out tumble the older girls!

Answer 9

You have to TURN 16 the year of the Games, just for Gymnastics. And yes, quite a few of them look like they have yet to hit puberty.

Answer 10

Why can't you Americans just stand that you lost one gold metal?

It' just ONE!

Your telling me that American's don't cheat either?

Answer 11

Um, you are about 5 days behind. I for one think the IOC does need to re investigate the issue. If for no other reason than to clear the gymnasts names. Like I have said before some of the gymnasts were listed in previous competitions with birth dates that differ from those on their passports. It is worth looking into further IMO. If they do find proof that they are younger. Then their cheating needs to be made known. If an investigation proves that they are truly of age then that needs to be known also.

Answer 12

Jeez! Yeah! Those two little girls from China looked like little kids, but you never know, maybe they just look it. It's probably because they are short or something.

Answer 13

one report came out saying that one of them was 13 but they all look like they are 12 and they dont even compare to the size of the american girls

Answer 14

Alot of countries traditionally underfeed their gymnasts, to maintain a small physique. If you're underfed while you're still growing, it can stunt your development.

Answer 15

One girl named He said that she was 13 earlier this year in the Chinese press. People from the UK media saw the webpage of the interview and copied it. The next day, they came out with the story and the webpage was removed from the Chinese site.

The Chinese media is now denying that any of the girls are under the legal age of 16 for Chinese passports. It has also been found out that another girl is 14.

I honestly feel bad for the underage girls because they're just doing what they're commanded to do. Their training routine is horrid and it's definitely what I would call illegal child labor. It's absolutely awful.

Another thing I noticed is that these Chinese girls, on average are very undeveloped compared to other girls. I don't mean height or body fat, because they've all been proved many times over that they're all roughly the same sizes (most are all well under 5'5 and under 105 lbs). But you can tell by looking at the shape of their bodies that puberty hasn't even went into full swing. Their bodies are very gangly and underdeveloped. There is a difference between a naturally tiny and toned but developed girl... and one who still is in the awkward pre-pubescent phase. I've been a professional ballet dancer most of my life and I'm quite tiny myself, so I can clearly see the difference, I've been surrounded by girls/women with these body types my whole life.  

Answer 16

Yes, I agree. The evidence is pretty convincing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-flum...