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Old February 24, 2012, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by F6_Turbo
I hope he doesn't.

It is a nice puff story...made for ESPN 30 for 30. But him competing in the Olympics would be a travesty. I admire his hunger, his dedication, his will, and without doubt his skill(after all not everyone with blades is competing at this level)

BUT

He very definitely gets an advantage from his blades, and such should only be allowed to compete in the Paralympics.
Please. There really is no advantage from the blades because it cancels out the disadvantages from his handicap.

And if he makes the 400m cut then why should there be any objections? And relegating him to undertake only in Paraolympics screams of discrimination akin to "oh that man should only compete with bulky, muscular African or say, Mongoloid race, because race provides certain advantage".

Imo, it'd open a dimension and not just make it a "travesty".
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