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Originally Posted by Pete
Depends on who he beats and by how much.
If he places in the top ten but without a medal many may say no harm to foul.
But the question then becomes "How fast can he go with a better set of springs?" and then "How much of it is him and how much technology?"
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Thankfully, that question has already been answered after the last setback. He wont get a medal unless he runs out of his skin. He was in with a chance last Olympics but wasted years doing exhaustive tests to prove there was no advantage. Bear in mind, there are many people with similar prosthesis who run in the Para Olympics who cant get anywhere near his times. Our other star, Natalie Du Toit was the first amputee to qualify for the Olympics in China. There could be no complaint with her as she swam without any prosthesis. She only came 16th in the 10km swim, but made the country very proud to have qualified and raced.