双语新闻：奥运年龄的秘密：年轻运动员更适合奥运比赛么？(2)

However, with sports such as gymnastics that require more flexibility than sheer force and power, younger bodies have a far greater advantage. Youth is so beneficial in gymnastics that a minimum age requirement of 16 was implemented to protect athletes with developing bodies from serious injuries.

　　然而，像体操一样的运动，比起直接的冲劲和力量，更需要好的灵活性。年轻的躯体在这方面具有更好的优势，而且16岁的年龄更适合体操这样的运动，因为它能保护身体免受严重的伤害。

　　A recent Wired article provides an explanation for theseaberrations: people age at different rates and, although younger athletes are generally stronger and more flexible, people age at different rates, allowing some athletes to remain competitive – despite the ticking clock.

　　最近Wired 杂志的一篇文章为这些差异性做出了解释。人们老化的频率是不同的。尽管年轻的运动员更强壮灵活，但正是因为人们的老化频率不同，因此某些运动员尽管上了年纪仍具有很强的竞争力。

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