Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Children Stealing Gold in Beijing by Gordon G. Chang

Look at the girl in the center of this picture. She’s Deng Linlin. Does she look 16 to you? To be eligible for the ongoing Olympics in Beijing, a female gymnast must turn that age no later than sometime this year. In gymnastics, prepubescent female competitors have a distinct advantage over older ones — their bones are more supple, they are lighter, they have less fear.

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