Golden gymnasts not fazed by age allegations

As China's women's gymnastics team basked in the glory of winning the country's first team Olympic gold medal, the young gymnasts took the opportunity to remind the world that they are old enough to compete.

"I am 16 years old and I cannot control what others are saying," said He Kexin, China's specialist on the uneven bars who has been dogged by, allegations that she is too young to compete in the Olympics. "My real age is 16 and what others say does not affect me."

Weeks before the Beijing Games, some international media outlets raised questions about the ages of some of the members of China's gymnastics team, particularly He and Jiang Yuyuan, an all-around Olympic medal contender. They said the girls might be younger than 16, the minimum age to be eligible for the Olympics.