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AP: Maybe it's time to open Olympics to all ages
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AP - Being a young gymnast wasn't always a bad thing. Nadia Comaneci, after all, was just 14 when she scored a perfect 10 to win gold in Montreal.The philosophy of the time was old enough to vault, old enough to compete.The way a budding age scandal has clouded the gymnastic competition in these games, maybe it's time to return to the days when no one had to produce an ID to compete.The age issue resurfaced Friday with the International Olympic Committee urging the people who run gymnastics to make sure five Chinese gymnasts are really 16 as the Chinese claim. The IOC did so after being prodde...
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