Well I for one will say that you'd have to be a human rubber-band to be more flexible than those gymnasts who ARE sixteen and over! If the girl's good enough, let her compete.

I had a look at the photos and I can't make up my mind how old she is, she doesn't look much younger than the other gymnasts stood on the podium. Gymnasts are generally so petite that they all look about twelve to me, anyway.