After the stripping of medal from Chinese gymnast Dong Fanxiao, US Olympic medal winning artistic gymnast Dominique Dawes earns another bronze medal. Dong Fanxiao was stripped of the said medal due to age falsification. “Justice prevailed,” said Dominique Dawes, who will now have a medal from each of her three Olympics and four overall. “My teammates are very well-deserving of the bronze medal, and I’m sure each and every one of us will be thrilled. We will cherish it.” Since 1980, age falsification has been a problem in gymnastics. The minimum age was raised from 14 to 15 to help protect young athletes, whose bodies are still developing and on average still more limber than their older counterparts. The International Gymnastics Federation raised the minimum age to its current 16 in 1997 – three years before the fiasco with Dong Fanxiao. Although the title comes 10 years later than deserved, Dominique Dawes seems happy that she was able to receive accolades for her hard work. Dominique Dawes Earns Another Bronze for US Gymnastics is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Dominique Dawes Earns Another Bronze for US Gymnastics
