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Originally Posted by Guymullins
....... Can you imagine what kind of able bodied athlete would protest against a double amputee competing against him?
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Karma is a real bitch sometimes. For crossover running He was forced to run on his Olympic blades.
Oscar Pistorius angry at shock Paralympics 200m loss
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...ius-angry-loss
"..............The twist in the story is that it is the very fact Pistorius wants to run in the Olympics and other able-bodied competitions that cost him here.
To do crossover like that, he can only run on blades that have been cleared for use by the IAAF, the sport's governing body. Longer blades, of the kind Oliveira used, are only legal in Paralympic events.
If Pistorius switched, he would not be able to run in non-disabled competitions. Besides which, he would undermine his own argument that his success is about the body above the knee, rather than the technology below it. In a sense, he is a victim of his own ambition. ...................."