The noose tightens.
Initially not wanting to be dragged into the mud, the International Gymnastics Federation must now at least make the appearance of taking action:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed to The Epoch Times today that it has asked the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate the Chinese gymnastics underage fiasco, following new evidence that at least two gymnasts competed under the legal age in the Olympics.
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More evidence has emerged in the last two days that two of the girls, He Kexin and Yang Yilin, were 14 years old and not 16, as claimed by the Chinese authorities. …
Philippe Filacci, Head of Media Operations for the International Gymnastics Federation, presently in Beijing, confirmed that he was aware of the new evidence. “We are investigating it,” he said in a phone interview.
As many have pointed out, this is not new evidence. But it reached enough of a buzz in the media that IOC finally felt compelled to act.
In the end, this will be the story of the 2008 Olympics. And that’s a shame.
If only the Chinese authorities had been savvy enough not to select the underage girl(s). They would have been very strong with older girls on the team.
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