Some Olympic sports have age requirements for health and safety reasons.
Competition rules of certain international federations cite age limits as follows:
- Bobsled (minimum of 14 years old)
- Boxing (17-32)
- Diving (minimum of 14)
- Equestrian (16 or older)
- Figure skating (15 by July 1 of previous year)
- Gymnastics (must be 16 years old in Olympic year)
- Judo (15 or older), luge (16 or older)
- Soccer (under 23)
- Team handball (over 18)
- Weightlifting (17 or older)
- Wrestling (must be at least 17 on day of Opening Ceremonies).
There are no general restrictions among the International Federations on an "upper" age limit.
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yes!
no not at all you just need to work really hard
you have to be 15 and older to compete in table tennis in the Olympics
You must be 16 or turning 16 the year of Olympics to compete in them.
12, he is the youngest athlete to compete in olympics history.
no women were not aloud to compete in the Olympics.
Yes, you can compete in consecutive Olympic games.
No, not in the modern Olympics - in the Anciemnt Olypics, you had to be a Greel male (and thus believe in the Greek Gods of old).
One does not have to be an amateur in order to compete in the Olympics. You just have to try out for the team.
jesse owen compete in the olympics in 1936 23rd of april
An athlete can compete in a maximum of three events at the Olympics.