Do you really believe that the girls on the chinese gymnastics team are actually of age (16 yrs)?

I just can't believe this question is being asked every 5 minutes

i think that the girls on the chinese team are definitely not 16.at most they look like 13 year olds. i've read that some of the girls on the team had other official documents where there birthdays are later and therefore make they younger and they wouldnt have been able to compete in the olympics. i definitely think that the passports that they provided were fake. i also think that some of the scores for the chinese team were bs cause even if they had a higher starting difficulty score they definitely didnt deserve that high on balance beam. obviously nothing going to be done about this since china is hosting the olympics but i think that any kind of cheating like this is bull****.

These girls definitely are under the age limit to compete. The Chinese government has a rule that everyone has to be "essential" to the success of the country. Children are sent away to "sports factories" by their parents in order to learn diving, swimming, gymnastics, tennis and other sports. If not, they are sent to military schools to join the Red People's Army.

At the "sports factories", they live the sport they are "forced" to excel at and nothing else matters until they are released back to their parents, which is only when they "retire" from that sport to become a baby breeding machine after marriage.

Americans, on the other hand, have lives, can freely go to the mall or visit their friends, can say bad things about the government without fear of reprisals, do not get punished if they make mistakes while performing, don't eat dogs, can grow up doing whatever they want to do, visit the gym whenever they want, can leave the gym to go home to their parents, do not get kidnapped and brought to "reprogramming" centers, are more creative in gymnastics and don't need to cheat by having a communist country's government strong arm the judges by intentionally having them delay results while other athletes are awaiting their start time and falsifying birth documents

I must disagree. I have no idea if they are of actual age or not. When I see Asians I usually guess that they are 3-4 years younger than they really are. And before I knew that the gymnasts had to be 16 to compete, I thought some of the American girls were 15/16 but their like 18/19.

Its fake, they all have 'Hello Kitty' clips. And some of them are missing teeth-.-

EDIT!

They are not 16! I got this from [link]. I'll just point out important deats.

But Chinese online records and local newspaper articles have presented different information, raising questions about these three gynmasts' true ages. A 2006 biography from the local sports bureau where He was registered gave her date of birth as January 1, 1994, which would make her 14. A story earlier this year in the China Daily, the country's largest English-language newspaper, also reported that she is 14 years old. Another local-level competition roll had the date of birth of Jiang, who is only 32 kg (70.5 lbs.), as October 1, 1993, making her also 14. And from 2004-2006, the biographical data for Yang on the State General Administration of Sport's website listed her date of birth as August 26, 1993, one year later than what Beijing Olympic records show. Responding to a New York Times article that reported on questions about He and Jiang's ages, Zhang Hongliang, a Chinese gymnastics official, suggested that perhaps local sports authorities had listed their ages incorrectly, but insisted that their passports were fault-free. "I'm sure the information is correct," Zhang said. Officials from the International Gymnastics Federation said they would accept the passport information, until convincing evidence to the contrary is presented.

Hmm, well it is true that female gymnast's bodies have delayed puberty and that no gymnast's body regardless of country looks like a normal more developed body, some of the Chinese gymnast's faces look considerably younger. When compared to the 20 year old Chinese gymnast Cheng Fei, they all look like they are maybe 13 years old. You can definitly tell that Cheng Fei is actually 20. So the people who say all Chinese people tend to look younger are completely and totally off base there.

no the chinese newspapers say like 2 or 3 of them are 14 or younger

and one 15 i think

i think they should try to prove them wrong

plus the newspapers said they were 14 this same year and then the passports the (government made says 16

i thought they did better but they are underage i think

oh and its kind of like what china did with the opening cermonies with that girl who "wasnt pretty enough but had the voice" and the girl "who was pretty but didnt have the voice" i thought that was horrible and sad but what can u do

The FIG (Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique) recognizes all the Chinese girls except Deng Linlin and He Kexin as world class gymnasts. This is probably the proof they need to show that these 2 are underaged because they have just recently appeared on the world stage due to their age.

A majority of the Chinese team have been competing in gymnastics internationally for the last few years so their age can be verified or is set. Only a couple are in speculation since they do not have much of a competition history. So please, as far as the FIG is concerned they are of valid age.

I agree that some of the Chinese female gymnasts "look" under age. Yet, there are a couple of them that actually look 16 and older. However I BELIEVE that they are all in fact the correct age.

I believe in "out of sight, out of mind." Therefore, so many people want to get dirt on China that they (the media) will broadcast every little thing in hopes of creating a bad image or irroneous information. This goes for China, America, Spain, etc.

China is not winning every single sport so I think people should open thier eyes and "accept" that there are athletes out there that are just as good or better than your particular home country.

The American Men's basketball team beat China.

Michael Phelps is torching the other nations in Men's swimming. As an American I'm happy and proud of him.

At the same time, when it comes to gymnastics I think the Chinese teams are just better. They train hard, concentrate hard and perform well. They also had the best synchronized female divers. But the story is going to be different when it comes to running and long jumps.

Each Country has its strengths and weaknesses. People need to remember that the Government of China may have its "issues" but don't take it out on the athletes and everyday citizens. There is a difference between every day citizens vs. The Government and Political system of a country.

Also, I want to mention this: I have a number of Asian friends and sometimes people look younger than they actually are. I've known Asians that are 32 years old who "look like" 24. A friend of mine showed me their cousin in Vietnam who is 18 but she looked like she was 12.

With all due respect, people should wake up and get cultured.

Now, enjoy the olympics for what they are. May the best athletes win!

>>Do you have self belief each and every of the ladies on the chinese language gymnastics team have been sixteen, or older?<< Heck no! i've got self belief China is cheating. that's from the ny cases: "In chinese language newspaper profiles this year, He replace into indexed as 14, too youthful for the Beijing video games. "the cases stumbled on 2 online information of genuine registration lists of chinese language gymnasts that checklist He’s birthday as Jan. a million, 1994, which might make her 14. A 2007 nationwide registry of chinese language gymnasts — now blocked in China yet viewable by way of Google cache — exhibits He’s age as '1994.a million.a million.' "yet another registration checklist that's unblocked, dated Jan. 27, 2006, and on the subject of an 'intercity' opposition in Chengdu, China, additionally lists He’s birthday as Jan. a million, 1994. That date differs by technique of two years from the start date of Jan. a million, 1992, indexed on He’s passport, which replace into issued Feb. 14, 2008." An admission of cheating in 2000: "Yang Yun of China gained individual and team bronze medals on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and later stated in an interview on state-run television that she have been 14 on the time of those video games. A Hunan Province activities administration checklist additionally stated later that she have been 14 while she competed in Sydney." China's people's on an familiar basis newspaper affirming He Kexin's age as 14 on might 23, 2008: "Olympic gymnastics call contenders by surprise have one greater factor to be concerned approximately different than the 8 gold medals China claimed on the Tianjin international Cup final week. Her call is He Kexin. "The 14-year-previous newcomer to the nationwide team, who replace into recruited final year, has raised quite a few eyebrows presently after she broke 2 international information on the uneven bars in as many months. she would be in simple terms one greater weapon on an already megastar-studded chinese language Olympic squad."