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ProudMNDemocrat

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3. For the Summer Olympics, it is 16 I believe.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 01:52 PM

Feb 2022

16 and CLEAN.

ALL competitors need to be drug tested. No country should have advantages for strength, endurance, speed, etc. Even medications are considered suspect if an Athlete does not have a medical need for them.

I remember from the 1970's, then East Germany had female swimners and weight lifters who resembled men. It was obvious they were taking anabolic steroids.

There needs to be a universal consensus amongst the IOC and competing nations on minimum age for team competition.

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Minimum ages for figure skaters? Some at the Beijing Olympics say it's a good idea [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 OP

for various physiological reasons lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #1

There is a "birthday rule" Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #4

Ages would be falsified by Russia RainCaster Feb 2022 #2

For the Summer Olympics, it is 16 I believe. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #3