If the minimum age for Olympic contenders is 16, how was Tom Daley?

Question

allowed to compete at only 14?

Answer 1

I think that the risk of injury to a 14 year old's body in diving competition is much less than weightlifting, boxing, judo or gymnastics.  That's why the age limit for diving and probably swimming is lower than the other sports.

Answer 2

sports all have different ages, Diving is 14 years old, and tom daley was allowed to compete because he had turned 14 in the year of the olympics. For a matter of fact he thought he wasnt even going to compete because he was just training for 2012, and did not think he would even qualify for china

Answer 3

depends at what event!!! i think it was just like gymnastics!!!

Answer 4

i think there were litlle kidds 2  

Answer 5

Different events have different age limits. Gymnastics age limit is 16, but for diving it's 14. Thomas Finchum was 14 when he first went to the Olympics, too.

Answer 6

the minimum age for different events are different

Answer 7

the minimum age is different for each sport. it's 16 for gymnastics.

Answer 8

The minimum age of 16 is for Gymnastics.  

Answer 9

Different sports have different age limits.

Answer 10

every event has a different age limit.

Answer 11

16 was the minimum age for gymnasties!