The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19.

The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on August 21–24.

[2] The IOC had initially accepted the ages of all the Chinese participants, but newly uncovered documents suggested He was 14 years old, and thus ineligible to compete.

[2] The investigation was initiated after an American blogger reported on a cached official Excel spreadsheet showing He's birthday as January 1, 1994.

In 2014, North Korean female gymnast Cha Yong-hwa was the subject of a disciplinary hearing because of a false passport used to falsify her age.