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U.S. gymnasts awarded bronze medals 10 years later

Ten years after finishing fourth at the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. women's gymnastics team received the third-place prizes that were stripped from China because a member of that team was found to be underage.

 

China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze

China stripped of 2000 Olympic bronze

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped China of a bronze medal in the women's team event at the 2000 Olympic Games after finding one of the team's athletes was underage.

 

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