Olympic Scandals at the Summer Games

Top 10 Summer Olympic Scandals

In the quest for honor, some of the best athletes have turned to doping and dishonesty at the Games
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Dong Fangxiao (2000)

While the 2008 Chinese women’s gymnastics team fell under scrutiny for fielding underage athletes (Search: What was the controversy?), it was Dong Fangxiao of the 2000 team that was officially determined to be ineligible. She was 14 when the minimum age is 16. In 2010, the Chinese team was stripped of its bronze medal and the US team was awarded third place.

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