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Age group and limit Depending on the sport/discipline they compete in and their gender, athletes participating in the YOG sport competitions must be 15, 16, 17 or 18 years old on the 31st of December in the year of the YOG.
At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games the age requirement was only 14 years old. Many young 14 year old athletes competed in the games.
The age range is between 14 and 18 years old inclusive.
The Paralympic Games are for people with physical or intellectual disabilities. There are many different categories, grouping people with comparable disabilities. In the Beijing (able-bodied) Olympics of 2008, South African swimmer Natalie du Toit made history by swimming as an amputee in the women's open water 10 km race.
Natalie Hoffman has written: 'A study of the ages of female Olympic place winners in selected sports in the Olympic Games' -- subject(s): Ability, Influence of age on, Influence of age on Ability, Olympics, Women athletes 'A study of the ages of female Olympic place winners in selected sports in the Olympic games of 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972'
Yes. In gymnastics, the athlete must be 16 to compete in the Olympics..or turning 16 in that year. Before 1996, however, the minimum age was 15. The reason for this is because the IOC don't want (mostly) young girls to get injured at such a young age and injured during the aging process of younng teens. They can be in the youth olympic games
The responsibility of the International Olympic Committee is to assign the location where the Olympics will be held. They also make sure that all rules are followed as to age and fitness of the athletes. In some ways they are also responsible for the safety of the athletes.
The maximum age limit for participating in Olympic running events is typically around 35-40 years old, as athletes tend to peak in their physical abilities around this age.
age limit should be under 18
Athletes competing in the Olympics must be 16 years of age or turning 16 within the calendar year.
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