Chinese Gymnasts in the Clear
While it may be surprising to many, the International Gymnastics Federation has ruled that China did not enter any underage gymnasts at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
"Originals of official documents received from the Chinese Gymnastics Association, specifically passports, identity cards and family booklets or 'Household Registers,' confirm the ages of the athletes," the International Gymnastics Federation said in a statement on Wednesday.
Nastia Liukin, the American gymnast who came in second to He Kexin, one of the gymnasts under investigation said she was pleased with how the issue was handled.
"My family and I are pleased with the level of scrutiny the FIG and IOC undertook with this very serious issue," Liukin said. "When the questions arose originally in the press, all anyone in the gymnastics and Olympic communities wanted was closure, which we now have."
"Originals of official documents received from the Chinese Gymnastics Association, specifically passports, identity cards and family booklets or 'Household Registers,' confirm the ages of the athletes," the International Gymnastics Federation said in a statement on Wednesday.
Nastia Liukin, the American gymnast who came in second to He Kexin, one of the gymnasts under investigation said she was pleased with how the issue was handled.
"My family and I are pleased with the level of scrutiny the FIG and IOC undertook with this very serious issue," Liukin said. "When the questions arose originally in the press, all anyone in the gymnastics and Olympic communities wanted was closure, which we now have."
