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'Blade Runner' keeps hope alive

unfair advantage | 8:41 a.m. April 29, 2008

he should not be allowed to compete, he is not all natural. Thats why steroids are banned.

LanceA | 9:21 a.m. April 29, 2008

Excellent story.

Gemma | 9:29 a.m. April 29, 2008

The IAAF has ruled that, "An athlete using this prosthetic blade has a demonstrable mechanical advantage (more than 30 per cent) when compared to someone not using the blade." Would it be fair to let wheelchair-users compete against runners even though the wheelchair racers can acheive higher speeds than the ablebodied athletes in the distance events. No, the playing field needs to be level in all events.

Oscar Pistorius deserves all the admiration given him, but if anybody competes in the Olympics or Paraylympics with an unnatural advantage it renders the whole games pointless.

Mr Pistorias is an inspiration in the way he has overcome huge adversity to reach the pinnacle of his sport, as have all the Paralympians which is what makes the Paralympics the intensely entertaining and inspiring tournament which it is. I feel that Mr Pistorius insults all other Paralympians with his desperation to compete in the Olympics.

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what do other olympians think? | 11:55 a.m. April 29, 2008

The IOC should leave it up to his competitors. Will the other runners compete against him? I'd think it was a cool challenge.

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