NY Times: Amputee May Be Banned from Running in the Olympics
The Issue: The New York Times had an interesting article about an amputee from South Africa whose attempting to qualify for the Olympics. Oscar Pistorius is a double amputee who had his lower leg removed as an infant. He has been training on what are known as Cheetahs, essentially carbon based blades shaped in a J that can function as well as normal legs in terms of the sprint. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which is the governing organization over competitive track and field recently ruled that Mr. Pistorius would have an “unfair advantage” as they claim his Cheetahs were more energy efficient than actual human legs. …
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