Parents of Chinese gymnasts indignant about age questions


	Parents of Chinese gymnasts indignant about age questions

lap322

8-23-2008 4:40 AM

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olympics, china, gymnastics

lap322 says:

Indignant? Bite me. I'm indignant that your country cheated.

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                        BEIJING - The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the <SPAN id="lw_1219475603_0" class="yshortcuts">International Olympic Committee</SPAN> sounds satisfied and the <SPAN id="lw_1219475603_1" class="yshortcuts">Beijing Games</SPAN> are almost over. Yet questions persisted Friday about the ages of <SPAN id="lw_1219475603_2" class="yshortcuts">China</SPAN>'s gold-medal women's gymnastics team.                        
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