IOC asks for investigation of China’s gymnasts

[tammywammy]

IOC asks for investigation of China’s gymnasts

By NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer

BEIJING (AP)—The International Olympic Committee said Friday it had asked gymnastics officials to investigate whether the Chinese women’s gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying “more information has come to light.”

“We’ve asked the gymnastics federation to look into it further,” IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. “If there is a question mark and we have a concern, which we do, we ask the governing body of any sport to look into it.”

The IOC, which also asked the Chinese gymnastics federation to investigate, would not give details on what new information prompted it to act now, three days after the gymnastics competition ended.

Messages for the International Gymnastics Federation were not immediately returned.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news?slug=ap-gym-underagechinese&prov=ap&type=lgns

[silverojo]

1. It's about time!

It would be great if the Chinese were stripped of those medals. Now that actual information has come to light (as opposed to just rumors), it's time that the IOC nips this crap in the bud.

First China gives us toys laced with lead, now they're trying to give us underaged gymnasts. Seems to me these bastards can't do anything without trying to cheat others.