China's gold medal gymnasts aren't the only ones whose ages are getting a closer look. The investigation into the eligibility of the Chinese women's team in Beijing has been expanded to include members of the 2000 squad, which won the bronze medal in Sydney, The Associated Press has learned. More...

Rumors that Chinese gymnasts underage for 2000 Sydney Olympics too, and Yang Yun said she was 14 at the Sydney Games in a June 2007 interview: [QUOTE]The investigation is ongoing, a month after the Beijing Games ended, and there is no timetable for when it will be finished. "It's a work in progress," said Emmanuelle Moreau, spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee. "Until the work has been completed, there is nothing we can say." Yang's age has long been an issue for debate. In a June 2007 interview that aired on state broadcaster China Central Television, Yang said she was 14 at the Sydney Games.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]"At the time I was only 14," she said in the interview, done in Chinese. "I thought that if I failed this time, I'll do it again next time. There's still hope." That interview, which has been widely reported, contradicts her official birthdate, which is listed as Dec. 2, 1984 and made her eligible for Sydney.[/quote] Also Dong Fangxiao has a reference in her blog that she was born in 1985, making her 15 at the 2000 Sydney Games: [quote] Dong's birthdate is listed as Jan. 20, 1983, making her 17 at the time of the Sydney Games. Her blog, however, includes a reference to being born in 1985. [/QUOTE] What they're doing now: [QUOTE]Yang is now engaged to Olympic all-around champion Yang Wei. Dong was a national technical official at the Beijing Olympics, serving as the secretary on vault. She was not part of any judging panel.[/QUOTE] Other members of China's women's 2000 Olympics gymnastics team: Kui Yuanyuan, Ling Jie, Liu Xuan and Huang Mandan. Also: Babies on the Bar? Gymnast Probe Grows (ABC News) http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/showthread.php?t=79716