Why are some of the girls in the olypmics under 16?

Question

you know how at the bottom of the tv screen will show the persons name and age,when one of the little chinese girls in gymnastics came up to do her routine, the bottom of the tv screen said that she was 15, I thought you had to be 16 to be in the olypmics. I know there is some speculation about the girl's ages, but if they don't know how old the girl is then why did they say that she was 15 at the bottom of the screen when she went to do her routine.

Answer 1

because it takes place in china and they can do whatever they want in that communisct country

Answer 2

She has to turn 16 by the end of this year.

Answer 3

actually my mom told me some of the girl may even be 13 to 16 Nastia i think was 18 or was it Shaw but one of them said they were 18 so yea they can be a little younger and note chinese are not and i mean NOT CHEATERS gosh! hope it helped :)

Answer 4

This has been asked so many times it's not worth an answer. James J stop spamming.

Answer 5

My mom told me that they have to turn 16 OR be 16 (and older) to be in the Olympics....they can be 15 if they are turning 16 that year. Hope i helped!!

Answer 6

That's not true!

The age is different for different sports! There is not an Olympics age minimum. Each sport has its own rules and requirements, so for some sports, you can be younger than 16.

Don't believe me? Look up British diver Tom Daley. He's 14 and able to compete!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athl...

Answer 7

they haven't turned 16 yet duh

Answer 8

Sorry to say BUT some people feel that they have to cheat to get ahead.

Answer 9

I wasn't that keen on repeating this anymore but somehow I can't help... The girls need to turn 16 by the end of this year which means 31 Dec...

For those accused another country with no proof, have a good look yourself, and let me remind you that the biggest cheaters are not Chinese!