Chinese Athletes Faked Age; POLS 495
A recent study of one thousand Chinese athletes showed that a number of them faked their ages, claiming to be younger than what they really were. The investigation is the latest in a number of initiatives by the Chinese authorities to crack down on the practice of age-faking, which many experts believe is rampant. In addition, this comes right after the Beijing Olympics in which many people suspected Chinese Olympians of faking their ages. If more studies like this one find similar results, a mini international crisis could occur in the sporting world.
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posted by ryan gavin at 12:01 PM
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Are there going to be any reprocussions for these athletes in the olympics? I had heard of this before, but I never heard if they were punished for their dishonesty or stripped of medals. It was pretty obvious to me though, that there were definately some younger kids in the olympic games than the required age of 16.
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