Stupid idea

Starting January 1, 2009, the International Gymnastics Federation is going to issue licenses to all gymnasts representing their countries at most international meets.
This will supposedly  “give the FIG proof of an athlete’s age long before he or she shows up at an Olympics or world championships.” Um, how is it going to do this? The [...]

Most gullible person in world – IOC President Jacques Rogge

If you have been following, you may have noticed that there has been a major controversy about the ages of the Chinese women girl gymnasts.
Several days ago, the IOC asked for another investigation into this matter. Now Rogge is saying that the paperwork that China submitted for this investigation appears to back up the original [...]

Age of Chinese “women” gymnasts

There have been many reports in the media recently that several of China’s female Olympic gymnasts are under the minimum age required to be eligible for the Olympics.  In fact, the Chinese media has reported that one of the gymnasts is now 13 or 14, even though an athlete has to turn 16 sometime during [...]