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Originally Posted by bob
Is there an advantage to having under 16 athletes? Other than the fact that someone might have had a great competitor under 16 at home, do younger gymnasts have some advantage. All I've seen is this (on CNNSI), which sounds like a load of crap to me:
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Well this may be a slippery path to go down but what the hell. There are certain things a 14 year old female body can do that a 17,18,19,20 year old female body can not. I can't speak from experience but I assume it is easier to control a 68 pound body while flipping through the air than a 100 pound body.
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Last edited by miami_fan : 08-13-2008 at 01:27 PM.
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