Olympics watched so far

[Cyber Wolf]

Originally Posted by vsp

There are athletic feats that 14-year-old, 4'7, 80-pound gymnasts are capable of that an 19-year-old or 22-year-old gymnast, having matured a bit more and added some height, weight and muscle to their frames, cannot do. There are athletic feats that the older, bigger, stronger girls are capable of that the less physically mature girls are not. All of these girls can be as physically fit and toned as their age, build, diet and exercise regimens can make them. Should elite gymnastics admit one group but not the other?

I said before, I know next to nothing about the world of gymnastics, but I wonder if it's possible or if there exists a way to standardize age groups? You can have the younger set 13-15 year olds or so doing their thing with stuff based on speed, agility, whatever else they look for then have an older set, 16-18 or 16-20 years old, whatever, where the focus is more on strength and endurance. I'm sure there's elite quality in all of these ages if they look for the right stuff.