The International Gymnastics Federation, however, has said that those gymnasts were eligible and that the ages on their passports were correct.

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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in February decided to cancel all results obtained by gymnast Dong Fangxiao at the Sydney, Australia, Games.

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Last year, Bruno Grandi, the president of the International Gymnastics Federation, known as FIG, said in an open letter there was a problem with the Code of Points, the rule book that describes how many points gymnasts get for certain moves but he stopped short of saying it was causing injuries.

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