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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
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Does the Vatican City participate in the Olympics?
Not under a Vatican City flag. There are 202 nations/independent territories/ commonwealths/ protectorates and geographical areas that have been issued 3-letter abbreviations (trigram) by the International Olympic Committee. The trigrams are issued to countries with National Olympic Committees (NOCs). NOCs are in place to ensure the nations best athletes attend the Olympics. Vatican City does not have a NOC and so its athletes cannot compete as Vatican City athletes.
Was Australia allowed to go to the 1980 Olympics?
Yes, Australian athletes were allowed to compete in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow although they did so under the Olympic flag and not the Australian flag. Australian athletes won 9 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) at the 1980 Summer Games.
What was the penalty for woman who attend the Ancient Olympics as spectators?
They would be killed ... but it's extremely unlikely that a woman could compete because they would play the Olympics naked, so that it was clear that all the athletes were men. Unmarried women were allowed to attend the games, since the Olympics were thought to be a good place for them to meet their future husbands. Married women were not allowed to attend, under penalty of death.
What gold medal did Estonia win in the 1988 Olympics?
Estonia did not compete as a country at the 1988 Games. They were a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at the time and their athletes competed under the USSR flag. Estonia's declared independence in 1991 and sent a team to both the Summer and Winter Games in 1992 where their athletes won 1 gold medal. That was by Erika Salumae in women's 1000 meter sprint cycling.
How many medals have wales won?
Athletes from Wales compete under the flag of Great Britain at the Olympics. Some Welsh athletes that have won Olympic medals are Ian Barker in sailing (bronze), David Broome in equestrian (2 bronze), Dave Davies in swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze), Valerie Davies in swimming (2 bronze), Colin Jackson in athletics (silver), and Dave Jacobs in athletics (gold).
