Double Olympic diving champion Dmitry Sautin in a conversation with , he opined that the decision to raise the age limit was justified, given the young age of the Chinese champions.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Technical Congress has raised the age limit for diving to 16. This proposal came from Switzerland: not to allow athletes and athletes who have not reached the age of 16 on December 31 of the corresponding year to participate in the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup world.
“That may be true. Chinese women sometimes come to competitions very small, which sometimes makes you think they might be under 14, Sautin told .
– Will the fight be more open or will the Chinese still win, just a little older?
– Time will tell, it is too early to talk about it now, because we no longer have international competitions. Maybe someone will appear with us stars.
At the Tokyo Olympics, 14-year-old Chinese Quan Hongchang won the individual tower event.
“Chinese women sometimes look younger than 14.” Sautin estimated the change in the age limit
Source : MatchTV
