On 27/08/2008, at 3:26 PM, Doug Pensinger wrote: > Jon wrote: > > They whine because they can't prove the Chinese gymnists lied about > their >> age. Who cares what age they are; that is an arbitrary rule that >> should be >> eliminated. > > > I could be wrong, but doesn't the rule have something to do with the > adverse > effect of the extreme amount of stress on a young, developing body? > If the > rule was arbitrary, why don't they have it for other sports?
They do. Divers, 14. Fencers, 17. And so on. Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
