[ExI] Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete

[Emlyn]

Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/16/210229

"Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African double-amputee sprinter,
has won his appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This
overturns a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics
Federations, and allows Mr. Pistorius the chance to compete against
other able-bodied athletes for a chance at a place on the South
African team for the Beijing Olympics. He currently holds the
400-meter Paralympic world sprinting record, but must improve on his
time by 1.01 seconds to meet the Olympic qualification standard.
However, even if Pistorius fails to get the qualifying time, South
African selectors could add Oscar to the Olympic 1,600-meter relay
squad."

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