Very detailed and hard to argue against Did you know that the evidence presented to CAS may have been misrepresented and other evidence may well not have been seen at all by CAS? Pistorious has overcome the most adverse of circumstances to stand up and compete with 'able bodied' athletes in the olympics and not the para olympics.
He is proving to the world that people who are commonly labelled 'disabled' do not have to be. Let's cheer him on all the way. Can anyone explain why he's not in the Paralympics?
Nothing against the guy, but what are the Paras for then? Thank God Pistorius' eligibilty is not determined by what so many unqualified armchair experts think. From what I have read I understand his prostheses don't give him any advantage.
For the record each Olympic event is open to any athlete who meet the criteria - having a disability isn't, automatically, a disqualification. Obviously Paralympic events have different criteria. Comment posted by subvert, at 4 Aug subvert.
Let's not over-intellectualise all this. I'm not particularly sports-minded, and I generally don't get a fluttering heart when I watch sporting events. But sitting here, and seeing the achievements of this fine man - sporting and personal - makes me smile and feel inspired.
All kudos to you, Oscar, and to all who strive for something great, unexpected or challenging. Lou, the science used in this case is at best inconclusive and unquestionably demonstrates many differences in the way OP and others compete. This is also in many ways a philosophical debate - which you have once again soured with insults. One final point - you say you do not think the PG's are inferior and in the next sentence discuss "the Olympic level" - what do you think the "PG level" is?
Comment posted by Bonamai, at 4 Aug Bonamai. Now Oscar has made his point and run in the Olympics, I hope that he is no longer allowed to participate in the Paralympics.
Legal or otherwise, the use of artificial limbs in "able bodied" competition is just wrong, in my opinion. I have to agree with It's a complete disgrace that OP is allowed to run in the Olympics. Surely it is an advantage that he cannot suffer any form of injury below the kneee that an able bodied athlete could suffer. I see this as a distinct advantage to OP.
When will an able bodied person be able to take part in the Paralympics? Hey, perhaps I could enter the overweight metres for men! More comments Back to top. Top Stories. They're an approximation of the natural energy storage functions of muscle and tendon, but from the perspective of anyone who works with people to minimize the impact of impairments caused by amputated or paralyzed limbs, the contention that carbon fiber technology gives an unfair boost seems laughable. Even odder are the claims that runners on prosthetic limbs aren't as subject to injuries, given that they are missing feet, ankles and sometimes knees as well.
Tell that to anyone that's ever been to a prosthetics clinic and dealt with the numerous complications of fit and form the imperfect technology leaves us with. There is endless tinkering to get things right. Pistorius's chief advantage is the early age his parents started him on prosthetic legs. Prosthetics are sometimes necessary in Pistorius' congenital condition, fibular hemimelia, a developmental absence or shortening of one of the two lower leg bones linked with other malformations that can be so severe amputation is therapeutic.
If a child will ultimately require prosthetics, it's ideal to start using them younger for the same reason that it's better to learn languages in childhood -- early learning benefits from more resilient and speedy neural networks. The kid I saw in her stroller recently, face aglow with the light of her iPhone, fingers tapping away at a speed that blurs their movement, is probably readying herself for the competitions of her adulthood too.
Hugh Herr directs the Biomechatronics Laboratory at MIT, a group responsible for a number of prosthetic innovations, some of which are making it via his own company iWalk. He said the reactions to Pistorius' entry into normal sport, from mere hand-wringing to outright disdain and dismay, reveal that we live in a "cell and tissue centric society.
He's hoping that Pistorius' high-profile competitions will help move us toward an evolution in social consciousness: accepting the validity and equality of synthetic body parts just as we do different races and genders. Of course prosthetics can be designed that would give unfair advantage in competitive sport: attaching wheels, for example, but down the line Herr believes motorized bionic legs will be used in sport and should be allowed, once they are sufficiently advanced to replace the Ossur Cheetah carbon fiber blades that are now the standard choice in Paralympic running.
To fully emulate the human leg will involve motors, the mechanical equivalent of muscles, and electrical sensors that gather the same input as the human nervous system. He envisions a sophisticated regime that sanctions certain limbs and settings for sporting events like the Olympics, where the goal is hardware and software that approximates, but will not surpass, the function of natural limbs.
Off the field, all bets are off. Herr is himself a double amputee because of adulthood injury. Ultimately he welcomes technology going beyond what nature intended, exploring the full range of possibilities in the human-machine interface.
It's easy to forget that sport is inherently unfair. Oscar Pistorius' existence now forces us to explicitly accept that reality -- now we see his carbon fiber legs, and even though we know they have inferior energy return to biological legs, their presence challenges us. They challenge us to accept imperfections in ourselves and each other. I only ever want to do the best I can. I felt really good during the heats.
But my start was poor. And over the first 5 metres I just wasn't powerful enough to work my way back into the race. I can suggest all sorts of reasons why I finished sixth. But they're all excuses. I didn't do it when it mattered. And that's the truth of it.
But we have a rule. We're allowed to dwell on disappointment for an hour and then move on. So I've done that and now I'm concentrating on the m, which is scheduled for Thursday. One of the effects of being at the Games is that you learn so much about yourself. We all come out different people from how we came in. It's hard as an athlete to say your event doesn't have a consequence. But as my coach told me: the world didn't end after my race. The trains didn't stop. We like to think we make a difference — particularly in the Paralympics.
But it's up to the crowd and those watching and listening at home to give the Games their real significance. My focus now is to nail the start of the m and get a good transition round the bend. That's where the is won and lost.
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