Dong Fangxiao and Team China Stripped of Olympic Medal from 2000

Sorry, China, you lose.

China has been stripped of a bronze Olympic medal won back in 2000 in the Sydney games after it was discovered that the gymnasts that competed on the team were underage.

The International Olympic Committee has announced that Dong Fangxiao was only 14 during the Sydney games, two years shy of being an eligible gymnast for the country.

As it turns out, Fangxiao was born in 1986, however her date of birth date was forged to say she was born in 1983.

The medals have been stripped from the Chinese gymnastic team and will now be awarded to the U.S. team, which at the time came in fourth place.

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