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[swatkat]

I ♥ the Olympics.

There are all these atheletes and swimmers and gymnasts, a lot of them practically children, and you know they've practised all their lives for this (while dreaming of Emil Zatopek and Nadia Comaneci) - to be in the Olympics. Most of them won't win medals, but it doesn't matter, because they're at the Olympics, and that's awesome.

♥

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[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

I believe there were some age issues with a Chinese player (don't recall which sport!) - apparently, the player in question was below age even though the authorities insisted otherwise... Of course, as you said, serious athletes do have supressed hormone issues, and Asians - this is a generalisation - often tend to look younger. And anyway, the 16 year olds are also children, and seriously, it's just so wonderful watching them perform at this epic event.