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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 2008

Page

8

Torres inspires older women with Olympic comeback

Dara Torres, 41, became the oldest U.S. Olympic swimming medalist and first American woman to compete in five Games after anchoring a silver in the 4x100 free relay. Her return motivates women like Beth Walsh 57 and Geraldn Thomas 47 to restart fitness, with coaches noting age can be a mindset.

New York Beth Walsh Stasi Turrell Geraldn Thomas Dara Torres Torres U.S Walsh Encinitas Calif Thomas Dara

Chinese gymnasts underage claim raised by state media

A Xinhua report dated November 3 listed He Kexin as 13 and highlighted her win on the uneven bars at the Cities Games, sparking questions about age eligibility for the Beijing Olympics. Officials noted age records differ and insisted the passport is the proof of eligibility.

Xinhua He Kexin China Yang Yilin Young United States Yang Jiang Yuyuan Zhang Hongliang Zhang International Gymnastics Federation FIG

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