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Originally posted by justyc
why is nobody making a fuss about the uk diving wonderkid tom daley? he is only fourteen! born in may 1994 so not even sixteen in the olympic year. why is it ok for him to compete?
[edit on 22-8-2008 by justyc]
Originally posted by BlueTriangle
Originally posted by justyc
why is nobody making a fuss about the uk diving wonderkid tom daley? he is only fourteen! born in may 1994 so not even sixteen in the olympic year. why is it ok for him to compete?
There is no rule on the books preventing a 14 year old from competing in the diving competition. There IS a rule requiring that a participant in the gymnastics competition must be 16 or older during the olympic year.
Originally posted by justyc
why is nobody making a fuss about the uk diving wonderkid tom daley? he is only fourteen! born in may 1994 so not even sixteen in the olympic year. why is it ok for him to compete?
[edit on 22-8-2008 by justyc]
Originally posted by Annee
When did the USA circumvent the rules? Individuals are not a country.
Originally posted by TheRooster
I have no doubt the Chinese Govt could produce more than enough documents to prove I am a 16 year old little girl that was born in Beijing. They're going to get away with it, don't you sweat a thing!