What is the consensus among the worlds gymnastics journalists regarding the Chinese female gymnasts?
Swift: The consensus of those I have talked to is that at least two, three or maybe as many as four are younger than 16. If they are not younger than 16, then they are sick and in danger. There is a 68-pound girl (Deng Linlin) on that team is claiming to be 16 years old. That is not a healthy body. If she is 16 and weighs 68 pounds, someone ought to put her in a hospital. The Romanians, the Russians and the Americans all look age appropriate. The only country that apparently is cheating is China. SI.com: So why would a country do this? Swift: Are the medals that important for the possible stain? I think the downside for China is greater than the upside. You are getting one gold medal or maybe more, because some of these girls will win individual medals. But this is a different kind of cheating than doping. This would be an institutionalized cheating where a federation or a government is involved. If they are handing out false documentation, then it’s institutional cheating. That is so
