There is no doubt that a prepubescent child is much more flexible and much less fearless than an older teenager. The problem lies in the fact that it is so incredibly harmful to train a child so zealously that their abilities peak at such a young age, leaving them physical and psychologically harmed. This is the reason the age requirement is in place, to protect the athletes. When China refuses to abide by these rules and continues to falsify documents in order to enter underage athletes into competition, they are placing their own national glory ahead of the safety of their own athletes.

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