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| 12 Year old Chinese gymnast tries out for 2008 games in 2006 - film at 11 |
| 2008-08-22 |
| "China Revealed", what a prophetic title for this film. At link highlight Jin Yang and click on Meet Jin. The competition was filmed in August of 2006. Perhaps the most gripping tale is that of 12-year-old Jin Yang, who has been training for the Olympics since the age of two. Her performance for the selection committee will have you on the edge of your seat. She must have been too old by 2008. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #4 CNN this AM > IOC investigation is continuing on allegations that up to 1/2 of China's Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team is under age 16, and thus by IOC Rules ineligible/illegal to even compete in the Olympics, let alone to win = be awarded any medals??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-22 19:41 |
| #3 If she was good enough they'd just change her age and she'd compete. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-08-22 17:37 |
| #2 Poor child, caught in a rules change that raised the minimum age by two years, just when she expected to go... and by the time of the next Olympics she'll have an adult body instead of a child's. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-08-22 16:09 |
| #1 More background on under age gymnast Jin Yang, from the Discovery Atlas documentary "China Revealed". |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-22 12:52 |