To match Feature GYMNASTICS-EUROPEAN/CHINA-AGE, 2000-09-17 (photo)

China's Dong Fangxiao performs her beam exercise during the women's team qualification in Gymnastics Artistic at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games September 17, 2000. In a sport where most athletes are past their prime by the time they turn 20, the minimum age rule has once again split the gymnastics community after China were stripped of their 2000 Olympics bronze medal. An International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) probe found that Dong falsified her birthdate for the 2000 Games, and was hence younger than the minimum permitted age of 16, after registering different ages at Sydney and at the Beijing Games eight years later. Photo taken September 17, 2000. To match Feature GYMNASTICS-EUROPEAN/CHINA-AGE REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS GYMNASTICS)