Thursday, August 21, 2008

He Kexin

Olympic gold medalist gymnast He Kexin is 16 years old according to a passport issued in February 2008.

According to other documents, He Kexin is 14, born on January 1, 1994, not old enough to compete.


FOX News links to the findings of Mike Walker, a U.S. computer expert.

Read the story at Stryde Hax.

I think the U.S. team should file a protest immediately.

Nastia Liukin deserves the gold medal in the uneven bars.

He Kexin should be disqualified and an appropriate punishment should be given to the Chinese team.

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International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age

Maybe Nastia Liukin will be awarded the gold medal that she won on the uneven bars.

Maybe the official results will be altered.

Great Britain's Beth Tweedle, currently in fourth, has to be hoping that she gets the bronze medal.

If the IOC does disqualify He, how will that impact her scores in the team event? China won gold by a thin margin.

I think the Chinese team should be stripped of the gold if He's age was, in fact, falsified.


It appears that He was not born on January 1, 1992. Evidence points to that conclusion.
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UPDATE: IOC says no proof anyone cheated.

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