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China: Gymnasts' Ages Based on Chinese Calendar

by Scott Ott · 35 Comments

(2008-08-15) — Authorities in Beijing today put to rest U.S. claims that girls on the Chinese gymnastics squad were not yet 16 years-old, the minimum age for Olympic competition, by noting that this is the year 4705 in China, not 2008.
“Our girls are actually older than their U.S. opponents based on our government’s more accurate [...]

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Tags: Global News · Sports