I thought there was a 16 year old age limit for olympic gymnastics but i just noticed Ksenia Semenova is 15?

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Isn’t there a big controversy over china about that and it’s open that Semenova from Romania is only 15 so why is this?

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13 Responses to “I thought there was a 16 year old age limit for olympic gymnastics but i just noticed Ksenia Semenova is 15?”

1. Ryo Says:
   December 13th, 2008 at 9:34 am

   Why can’t people do a little research?
   You can be 15 as long as you turn 16 within the year.

2. Kenichi Says:
   December 13th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

   Well, the age limit thing isn’t that you have to be 16 when the Olympics start. You have to be 16 by the end of 2008. I guess with all the media on China’s athletes, they make it seem like you have to be 16.

3. skinnyredhead9 Says:
   December 15th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

   I think it’s 16 of the YEAR of the Olympics.

   She could turn 16 in December and be okay.

   I could be totally wrong though.

4. kelli Says:
   December 16th, 2008 at 3:08 am

   bc u have to be 16 sometime within the year of the olympics so she has to be turning 16 b4 the 31st of december

5. Janelle S. Says:
   December 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

   this question has been asked so many times, you can be 15 as long as you turn 16 before a certain date, im not sure what that date is though

6. flixy Says:
   December 20th, 2008 at 12:28 am

   They are allowed to be 15 as long as they turn 16 during the Olympic season.

7. jessi_louisianna Says:
   December 20th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

   yeah as long as you turn 16 by December 31st 2008 you are fine.

8. Grant M Says:
   December 23rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm

   some of those Chinese girls are a lot younger then 16 some look nine…. but yes you most certianly have to be sixteen

9. camacho Says:
   December 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 pm

   you have to be sixteen by the end of the year

10. ashar/97 Says:
    December 24th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    yes you are correct their is controversy around the ages of china the main difference is Romania never won the gold medal so basically america doesnt give a shyte about how old any one else is just the ones who stole their precious gold…..

11. Wadih E Says:
    December 26th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    you have to be turning sixteen at the end of the year

12. um okay Says:
    December 28th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    the rule is if you are turning 16 in the year of the olympics you compete in than it IS legal for you to compete

13. Haley Anne Says:
    December 30th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Its 16 within the year of the Olympics and she’s actually Russian, not Romanian :o)

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