tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6461719696175255745..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-23735804546999295332008-08-12T23:58:00.000-05:002008-08-12T23:58:00.000-05:00The women had a tough night against the Chinese. Bela Karoyli pulled no punches about the age of the chinese. The IOC says they can not check the ages of all 11,000 athletes.<BR/><BR/>But guess what - starting NEXT YEAR every Junior olympic gymnast will need a gymnastics passport.<BR/><BR/>Though saying that he is confident there are no underage athletes competing here, Grandi ( president of FIG, the international governing body of gymnastics ) said that beginning next year, FIG will issue licenses to all junior and senior gymnasts. The license will be based on passport information. <BR/><BR/>What makes it different than the current system is that gymnasts entered in any FIG-sanctioned junior competition will need the license. Now, ages aren't verified in junior competitions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com