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Report: Hacker Uncovers Proof Chinese Gymnast Is Underage
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:21:03 -0500
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407803,00.html A determined U.S. computer expert has delved into cached pages on the Internet to unearth Chinese official documents showing a gymnast who took gold in the uneven bars competition, edging the U.S.'s Nastia Liukin, may indeed be underage. Controversy over whether He Kexin is under the minimum age of 16 has surrounded her participation in the Beijing Olympics. The latest challenge over the age of the tiny Olympian comes from the discovery through a cyberspace maze of Chinese official documents listing her date of birth. She may not look as if she has reached the minimum competing age of 16, but China said her passport, issued in February, gives her birthday as Jan. 1, 1992. The International Olympic Committee said proof from her passport is good enough. The latest unofficial investigation was carried out by computer security expert for the Intrepidus Group, whose site, Stryde Hax, revealed a detailed forensic search for He's age. Click here for the <http://strydehax.blogspot.com/> Stryde Hax site. Click here to read more on this story from the Times of London. <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4578241.ece> First he simply tried Google, only to find that an official listing by the Chinese sports administration that had given her age could no longer be accessed. Then he tried the Google cache, only to find that He's name had been removed. Finally, he tried the cache of Chinese search engine Baidu. There, he found that Baidu lists two spreadsheets in He's name, both giving her date of birth as January 1, 1994 - making her 14 years and 220 days old and too young to compete at the Beijing games. The lists were compiled by the General Administration of Sport of China. .
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