Chinese Gymnasts and Age
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China has plenty of superb athletes, including gymnasts. Why are they risking their reputation over a flap about gymnasts’ ages?
He Kexin should be in the middle of a huge controversy after the Olympics, not because of her performance, but because of her age. That’s right. Her age. There’s strong evidence that the judging was rigged/biased. Otherwise, why did two gymnasts with the same score (16.725) be given different medals? Both He and Liukin started with a 7.7 and both had execution marks of 9.025 for a total of 16.025. Yet, two different color medals were awarded. Have a look at He’s face. That face doesn’t look like 15 or 16 years old. That face looks like 10 years old or 11 years old. Or perhaps even 9. That’s way too young to be stretching your body like that. This is the fundamental difference between China and the west. In China, results count at least 99%and effort counts 1%, at most. That’s why the Chinese will do anything to achieve success, even if this means misleading the international community or the athlete suffering negative long-term consequences from overstretching at such an early age.
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Your claims are baseless !!.
Instead of America being so concerned about the age of the Chinese gymnasts, they should worry about how they pimp their daughters off at 10 and 11. In America a girl having a boyrfriend by 10 or 11 counts 99% and morality 1% even if this means misleading the international community about how moralistic they are or of their daughters suffering long term consequences from spreading their legs at such an early age.
Just consider this. Which is more significant? A career-ending injury when you’re 12 or 13 or an injury when you’re 28 and about to retire from competitive sports?