Jan 172008
 

The BBC has a good article covering the Oscar Pistorius controversy. Pistorius is an athlete who is missing both of his and he runs on carbon-fiber prosthetics. He petitioned to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the ruling committee denied his petition because his prosthetics are “technical aids”. Here’s footage of Pistorius competing in a race in Rome.

I’ll post thoughts on this when I’m feeling more coherent. Thanks to my friend Rosie for the tip.

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