Chinese Olympic gymnast ruled underaged
The Swiss-based Federation of International Gymnastics recently ruled that Chinese gymnast Dong Fangxiao’s age was falsified. While the legal age for gymnasts is 16, Dong was only 14 when she competed at the 2000 Sydney games.
Based on the FIG findings, the International Olympic Committee will make the final decision about whether to strip Dong of [...]
Sho Nakamori aiming for 2012 Olympics
In a recent interview with Examiner.com, Japanese American gymnast Sho Nakamori talked to Blythe Lawrence about his recovery from an ACL tear, his experience studying abroad in Japan, and his career goals. Nakamori fell short of his Olympic dreams in 2008, but bounced back to captain Stanford’s gymnastics team, leading them to an NCAA Championship [...]
