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Anyone have an opinion on amputee Oscar Pistorius being allowed to run in the Olympics? I'm personally against it. I understand this is a great thing for him to be able to compete like an average able bodied person but at the same time I am interested to see exactly how the two prosthetic limbs compare to the other athletes and whether those comparisons prove unfairly favorable to him. I think this could open Pandora's box for future competitions. Where is the line drawn?

TribeManiac10 wrote:Anyone have an opinion on amputee Oscar Pistorius being allowed to run in the Olympics? I'm personally against it. I understand this is a great thing for him to be able to compete like an average able bodied person but at the same time I am interested to see exactly how the two prosthetic limbs compare to the other athletes and whether those comparisons prove unfairly favorable to him. I think this could open Pandora's box for future competitions. Where is the line drawn?

They aren't a advantage...
There has been several studies that show that those prosthetic legs give and advantage over a highly trained athlete with real legs.

Well he did not make it into the finals... I kind of have to admire the guy for not giving up on an Olympic dream.... And really would any Olympic sprinter want to trade places with him??????

superblue wrote:Well he did not make it into the finals... I kind of have to admire the guy for not giving up on an Olympic dream.... And really would any Olympic sprinter want to trade places with him??????

I agree you really have to admire the guy. I watched him race and found myself wanting him to get into the finals.