Two gymnasts from China and one from Czechoslovakia were penalized Monday for dress-code violations during their compulsories.
张霞 and 陆莉 were docked one-tenth of a point in China’s team score. Daniela Bartova of Czechoslovakia also was penalized a one-tenth, but that penalty will be taken from her individual score because Czechoslovakia is not entered in the team event.
Dress-code penalties are levied for only two reasons – immodesty or wearing a uniform different in style or color from those of teammates.
The penalties were levied by the International Gymnastics Federation’s Jury of Appeals, one day after the women’s compulsories. Officials did not specify the nature of the violation, but the gymnasts’ leotards apparently showed more leg than allowed.