Comments on: How to prove He Kexin’s Scandalous Real Age? http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/ Simply the Best Tips & Tricks for Everyday Life Sun, 29 May 2011 09:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: syber http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/comment-page-1/#comment-95 syber Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:10:15 +0000 http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/21/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/#comment-95 For me, that news was not surprise me. It was happening often while I was live in China. Not only in sports, actually you can hear that everywhere. The problem is "Country is number one" in China. Use this slogan you can do anything even illegal. For me, that news was not surprise me. It was happening often while I was live in China. Not only in sports, actually you can hear that everywhere. The problem is “Country is number one” in China. Use this slogan you can do anything even illegal.

]]> By: AudreyGirl http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/comment-page-1/#comment-91 AudreyGirl Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/21/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/#comment-91 The reason there is an age rule is to stop exploitation of younger girls...they are more supple and as a result will be able to beat girls older than them in gymnastics. I don't think this is fair on all the other competitors who've sacrificed so much to get there only to be beaten by a cheat. The reason there is an age rule is to stop exploitation of younger girls…they are more supple and as a result will be able to beat girls older than them in gymnastics. I don’t think this is fair on all the other competitors who’ve sacrificed so much to get there only to be beaten by a cheat.

]]> By: Chen-Lo http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Chen-Lo Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:05:55 +0000 http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/21/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/#comment-90 [offensive remark removed] Look first of all, she would be the first Chinese that admits to have competed as underage. Second, it would be very easy for anyone over there to provide a fake passport. Especially in the type of regime over in China. Third, the age limit was raised to protect 14 and 15 year old from injury. Oh, and by the way, in other sports it may be different, but in gymnastics a 14 yr old has an advantage over a 16 yr old in that they are way more flexible and can perform routines that a 16 yr old for the most part wouldn't be able to do. [offensive remark removed] Look first of all, she would be the first Chinese that admits to have competed as underage.

Second, it would be very easy for anyone over there to provide a fake passport. Especially in the type of regime over in China.

Third, the age limit was raised to protect 14 and 15 year old from injury. Oh, and by the way, in other sports it may be different, but in gymnastics a 14 yr old has an advantage over a 16 yr old in that they are way more flexible and can perform routines that a 16 yr old for the most part wouldn’t be able to do.

]]> By: Andie http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Andie Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:26:59 +0000 http://www.danielpoon.com/lifehacking/2008/08/21/how-to-prove-he-kexins-scandalous-real-age/#comment-88 The problem is that the other countries followed the rules. What China did gave them an unfair advantage because a lot of the other countries had athletes that would have been in their top 6 but were not part of their Olympic team because they were underage. China brought their best athletes regardless of age; everyone else brought their best athletes over the age of 16. Do you see why that's not fair? That said I think there should be no age limit. Bring whoever is best no matter how old they are. But rules are rules, and everyone has to follow them for it to be a fair competition. If China gets away with such a blatant lie, it will be chaos four years from now unless they do away with the age requirement. The problem is that the other countries followed the rules. What China did gave them an unfair advantage because a lot of the other countries had athletes that would have been in their top 6 but were not part of their Olympic team because they were underage. China brought their best athletes regardless of age; everyone else brought their best athletes over the age of 16. Do you see why that’s not fair?

That said I think there should be no age limit. Bring whoever is best no matter how old they are. But rules are rules, and everyone has to follow them for it to be a fair competition. If China gets away with such a blatant lie, it will be chaos four years from now unless they do away with the age requirement.

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