So I have been reading a lot about how the Chinese Women's Gymnastics Team that took home the gold the other day might have underage members on it. Here's an example of one of these stories. I think it's hilarious that we are now complaining that the competitors are TOO YOUNG! Seriously, if a little girl or a little boy can beat you in an Olympic sport, don't you deserve to lose? It's not like this is a limbo contest, or some type of game where the entire competition is just about how low you can go, or how small you can get, there are all types of acrobatics and complicated skills involved. For a little girl to master these skills and beat other world class (adult) athletes is amazing.
Ok, so aside from my personal views that an adult should not complain about getting beat by a child, I would be interested to know why the 16 year old age limit was put into place to begin with. I would venture to say it has more to do with things like safety then fairness. It seems hard to believe that they would enforce such a rule because they are afraid all of the kids are going to beat the other athletes...Therefore if their parents and their country were ok with them competing, it seems like it should be their prerogative. And finally, if there are any 14 year olds in America or any other country that could do what these girls can do, maybe those countries should have sent those athletes as well.....BUT the other countries DON'T HAVE SUPER TALENTED 14 YEARL OLD GYMNASTICS PHENOMS, which is why they are so bitter.
In conclusion, stop crying about little girls kicking your butt in front of the whole world, and just move on with your lives. They were better then us, I don't care how old they were!
