Comments on: IOC Finally Takes Action on Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal

By: Robert Vance

Robert Vance — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:06:20 +0000

Instead of just saying that she’s been exonerated, why don’t you provide some evidence? An article maybe?

By: Charles Liu

Charles Liu — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:32:45 +0000

Hey China Teaching Web, it’s been a year and He Kexin has been exhonorated.

Have you posted a correction? Or it doesn’t matter that you were wrong?

By: steve

steve — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:49:42 +0000

the Chinese had to cheat in order to win some of their gold medals. But the truth will set you free!American athletes are the best in the world.So China quit your complaining!

By: Robert Vance

Robert Vance — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:53:07 +0000

@Seriously,

The IOC did ‘launch’ and ‘investigation’ three days before the Olympics came to an end. By then, it was too little too late. It was pretty clear that their ‘investigation’ was a half-hearted attempt to appease the rest of the world but no one really knows what the ‘investigation’ consisted of. The fact is, the IOC let China get away with this in 2000 (Sydney Olympics) so I guess there was little reason to hope that the IOC would do anything seriously about it this year. But still, I agree with you…cheating is cheating and the IOC has shown how ‘puny’ and powerless it is by allowing these kinds of antics to go on…

By: Seriously

Seriously — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:09:16 +0000

I agree with both Earnie and US. Cheating is cheating. If any other olympian/country was caught cheating, noone would hesitate to call them out on it. So why is it such an issue that the IOC investigate. If they are the ages they need to be according to the rules set, then congratulations to China. As for those who are truly sore loser, then they’ll have to be that and suck it up. Now, if China did cheat, then shame on them and well everyone is familiar with karma.

By: Earnie

Earnie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:08:55 +0000

All this mud slinging does no one any good. The fact of the matter is this…When you cheat at something even the Olympics and win something as a result, you are not a winner at all. You havn’t earned the win so you are still a loser.

By: US

US — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:13:22 +0000

How can you state the “pot calling the kettle black” when that is what you are doing yourself. Save us the whining and complaining act! Gymnastics is a subjective sport which in essence will always have a sense of debate. You can not watch some of the performances and tell me that the judges are not affected by crowd response or any other extraneous factor. Yet I will admit the Chinese team WON the team gold because they performed better as a team. Yes they were better (regardless of age). However, being a true sports “person” ALWAYS entails playing by the rules despite the outcome. Therefore if there is any wrong doing I suggest that you take a dose of your own medicine. Babies might whine but they shouldn’t do gymnastics. That is simply the rules… take it or leave it. Please think before you write!

By: Chinese

Chinese — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:51:30 +0000

Americans are just plain sore losers jsut because they cannot perform well. We can see many gymnasts that goofed up but still did well after but not the good old US of A. Instead they play the blame game. Officials, age, etc.

BE TRUE SPORTS PEOPLE and submit to defeat and not WHINE about it like BABIES! TSK! TSK!

Nothing China does is acceptable but US can do anything they damn well want. Talk about human rights and all other rights. Perhaps US should look at their own record of human rights going back in history before commenting on other sovereign states. Pot calling the kettle black!

By: Thijs (Shenzhen)

Thijs (Shenzhen) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:42 +0000

According to my Chinese girlfriend, it is very common practice that parents used to change the age of their children, to get them into school before they are allowed normally. If a parent without any connections can already do this, what about a government-backed sports association. Of course it’s trivial for them to change the age. It happens all the time in China.

By: China Still in Denial Over Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal

China Still in Denial Over Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:26:16 +0000

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