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Old 08-13-2008, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by epchick View Post
According to the commentary yesterday, it was said that girls are chosen from the "pre-school" age to become gymnasts. They don't live with their families, and the families are ok with it. They were talking about the "veteran" of the Chinese team....the one who's "20" and said that at one point of her training, she wanted to leave gymnastics and be with her parents. But b/c her parents knew what it meant to be on the Chinese team, that they told her "no."
And, the parents know how lucrative it is for the family. I feel bad for the exploitation of the kids
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