I saw this on Gymn.ca:
Gymnastics has been dealt another blow; At the FIG’s request, the age minimum for October’s Pan Am Games (Gaudalajara, Mexico) will be raised from 14 to 16. Many nations were earmarking the event to give 1996 born girls experience competing at a Major Games, on podium.
The Games also follow on the heels of this year’s World Championships, making it difficult to field the same athletes to both events. …
Each sport is different. For Taekwondo it’s age-15:
As per XVI Pan American Games Technical Manual, Chapter 3, pg 21-Age of
Competitors; all competitors must be born beginning of January 1, 1996.
Minimum age must be 15 years old …
Formerly the Pan Am Games, like Pacific Rim and the All-Africa Games, permitted FIG seniors and juniors to compete together.
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games or the 16th Pan American Games, will be a major international multi-sport event that will be held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico …
The only upside is that Senior girls from Pan-Am nations who do not qualify for Worlds in Tokyo, will have an alternate meet that still helps them prepare for the (possible) Second Olympic Qualification – Test Event January 2012, London.
Most nations, I assume, will send two different teams to the two October meets. If they can.
Recall that a young Nastia was AA silver medalist in 2003. She’d be deemed too young in 2011.
Click PLAY or watch her 2003 Beam on YouTube.
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