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Gymnasts' parents "indignant" over age questions
2008-08-22
BEIJING - China was asked to provide additional documents proving that five of the six members of its gold medal women's gymnastics team were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics, in hopes it will end persistent questions about the girls' ages. The International Olympic Committee said Friday there is still no proof anyone cheated, but it asked gymnastics officials to investigate "what have been a number of questions and apparent discrepancies," spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. The International Gymnastics Federation has asked China to submit documents that will further substantiate the ages of He Kexin, Yang Yilin, Jiang Yuyuan, Deng Linlin and Li Shanshan. The federation said it would forward its conclusions to the IOC. "It is in the interests of all concerned, not least the athletes themselves, to resolve this issue once and for all," the FIG said in a statement.
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