Have China and Kenya brought the Olympics into disrepute?

Question

First we have kids fresh from kindergarten appearing in the gymnastics and now we have Kenya entering MEN in the WOMEN'S 800 metres! What the h**l is happening?

Answer 1

Can you cite a source to your claim of Kenya entering men into the women's 800M?  

Answer 2

If anything, this was the most lavish olympic event to date...

To the stadiums, and Chinas backdrop... you dont see much of that.

Nevermind the Opening ceremony.

I find it funny how the media is constantly trying to pick apart china on its faults rather than focus on its good.

Answer 3

Prove the gymnasts from China are under 16...Then ask your question again!!!!!

Shaun Johnson doesn't look 16...Gymnasts starts to work very hard at a very young age that they sometimes don't have growth spurts. IF they are younger than 16...how sad, Americans got beat by little Chinese kids.

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Shaun Johnson doesn't look like 16...don't look at her body, just look at her face, she looks like she's 14...stop whinning dude, accept the Chinese are better than the Americans in gymnastics!!!

Answer 4

"If they cheat, shame of them. But we have no proof."

-Valeri Liukin; Nastia Father

Enough said.

Answer 5

Shawn Johnson looks like she's 16, is that a joke? But honestly, apart from being against the rules, you are more flexible when you are younger. If China wasn't getting an advantage from violating the rules, then that'd be one thing, but since they are, the IOC needs to investigate instead of just sitting around acting like they can't see the clear violation of their own rules. At least Marion Jones owned up to it and gave back her medals. China will do no such thing. I'm glad that their precious hurdler was unable to participate. It serves them right for trying to cheat the rest of the world and act as if no one would notice.

Answer 6

Nine Crimes: I hope you follow down a ditch and break your legs.  To blame Liu Xiang, who has absolutely no affiliation with gymnastics whatsoever, for whatever is going on is absolutely immature and disgraceful.

And this really isn't a question.  So I can't answer it.

Answer 7

All women in the Gymnastics have to turn 16 the year of the Olympics to compete.

The only competition that enforces this rule.

Answer 8

Agreed.  Americans have also done disrepute in the past as well.  Marion Jones among others.  I'll call a cheater a cheater.  China as a whole.  Marion Jones, the old German doping teams, and many others.  What a shame.

Answer 9

No, I think its more with people overeacting and being bias and whatnot

But if you are gonna refer to cheating I think Americans may have a role in bringing the olympics into a disrepute, Marian Jones anyone??

** Marian Jones was stripped of her medals, after she was caught!... She did not voluntary give them up

Answer 10

Chinese are short on average. I don't think they cheated.