An unfair advantage?

[poltr1]

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is somewhat unique in the world of track and field. He's a double amuptee who wears J-shaped carbon-fibre prosthetics as his legs. One of his goals is to compete in the Olympics alongside able-bodied sprinters.

However, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which is the governing body of international track and field events (including the Olympics), is saying that his "legs" give him an unfair advantage. Here's the article on MSNBC.

Sometimes I think rules are just plain stupid. I think this man should compete.

Comments

[yourmommma.livejournal.com]

What I think ultimately is that this guy is going to be a touchstone for arguing about artificial limbs and within twenty years it will be allowed. Remember the two-handed back-hand in tennis?