In an interview last week, USA Gymnastics Chief Programs Officer Stefanie Korepin acknowledged an International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) decision regarding an Olympic age eligibility rule created a lot of debate within the sport’s community. Days later, half of the U.S. women’s team that wa...
His decision to go professional eliminated both his high school and college athletic eligibility and drew comparisons to athletes likeFreddy AduandMichelle Wie, who also went professional at a young age. He won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov assessed the results of the Beijing Olympics in women’s singles skating, where Anna Shcherbakova won gold. “Well, this is the sport of highest achievement. The strongest wins,” Peskov told TASS. He also added that Vladimir ...
b. Wild Cards 245 AGE ELIGIBILITY AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT i. Wild Card Qualification In order to qualify for any Wild Card into any WTA Tournament, a player must have: i) completed the Annual Player Form and the Official WTA Entry Form; ii) submitted all requisite docu- mentation (i.e.,...
Such a skewed distribution can be attributed to the prevalence of the relative age effect (RAE), wherein athletes born closer to the cutoff date for age-group eligibility are perceived as more advanced or talented due to their physical maturity relative to their peers [24]. Moreover, it is...