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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Wins Appeal, Can Run in Beijing Olympics
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Filed under: Olympics, Track and Field, Europe Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, whose prosthetic legs have been decried by some as an unfair advantage, won an appeal today and will be permitted to run at the 2008 Summer Olympics. That doesn't necessarily mean he will run, however. He would still need to run a qualifying time in his best event, the 400 meters, or be chosen by South Africa for a relay team. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled today that Pistorius is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban by the IAAF, track and field's governing body, which said carbon fiber prosthetic blades are more efficient than human legs and therefore give him an unfair mechanical advantage.
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It Is No Longer More Efficient Not to Have Legs
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LEGLESS RUNNER TO BOUND FOR GOLD
http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=5791Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African double amputee sprinter, won his appeal to compete in the Beijing Olympics this summer. It was alleged that his prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage. That and they look like the legs from the creepy
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Wheelchair Athlete Thinks Oscar Pistorius Should Stick With Paralympics
http://sportsnews2u.com/2008/05/17/wheelchair-athlete-thinks...Filed under: Olympics, Track and Field, Europe This is Tanni Grey-Thompson, a Welsh woman who was born with spina bifida and has become one of the greatest wheelchair athletes in history, with 11 gold medals in the Paralympics. Her status as a great Paralympian makes Grey-Thompson a person whose opinion is often sought on issues related to athletes with disabilities. And her opinion about Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who will be allowed to run on his prosthetic limbs in the Olympics, might surprise some people. Although she begins by saying she’s personally happy for Pistorius that he’ll be able to pursue his dreams, she also makes clear that she doesn’t think what’s good for Pistorius is good for other athletes, able-bodied and not: “It worries me that the Paralympics may become a b-final. If no one else makes it through to the able-bodied event, then the Paralympics becomes something for those people who don’t make it. “I have concerns about whether his prosthetic limbs would give him an unfair advantage or possibly a disadvantage.” Pistorius is an admirable person whom everyone wants to cheer for, but that doesn’t mean he’s right in this case. Grey-Thompson makes some important points. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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THE LOCKER ROOM 5/16 - A.M. Edition
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Interview with Da Beat of N.Y.
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http://ballhype.com/story/n_a_2005/N/A 2 0 2 Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Wins Appeal, Can Run in Beijing Olympics SimonOnSports found this 4 hours ago on sports.aol.com Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius , whose prosthetic legs have been decried by some as an unfair advantage, won an appeal today and will be permitted to run at the 2008 Summer Olympics. That doesn't necessarily mean he will run, however. He ... Tags: Other
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