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In reply to the discussion: Should this guy be competing in the able-bodied Olympics? [View all]El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Track and field's ruling body, the International Association of Athletics Federations, banned Pistorius from competing in able-bodied meets in 2008, taking the position that his prostheses gave him an unfair advantage. The Court of Arbitration for Sport reversed the decision, but he failed to make the Beijing Olympics because he had not achieved the Olympic time standard (45.3 seconds) in the event.
Pistorius achieved the standard last March, and Saturday he achieved his dream.
Read more: Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius makes history on the Olympic track - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/london2012/ci_21235919/oscar-pistorius-qualifies-semifinals-400-meters#ixzz22cNJvGJa
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