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Double Amputee To Oympic Trials

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Taosman;1165288; said:
Since March, Pistorius has delivered startling record performances for disabled athletes at 100 meters (10.91 seconds), 200 meters (21.58 seconds) and 400 meters (46.34 seconds). Those times do not meet Olympic qualifying standards for men, but the Beijing Games are still 15 months away. Already, Pistorius is fast enough that his marks would have won gold medals in equivalent women?s races at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Pistorius?s time of 46.56 in the 400 earned him a second-place finish in March against able-bodied runners at the South African national championships. This seemingly makes him a candidate for the Olympic 4x400-meter relay should South Africa qualify as one of the world?s 16 fastest teams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/sports/othersports/15runner.html

I'd say he could well qualify. It would be a joke to see him running the Olympics, though.
Turning the Olympics to some kind of freak show made for TV. Wait...............on second thought, maybe it's just the thing for the
Red Chinese Olympics! :evil:
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So an athlete with a disability is a freak in a freak show? How very bigotted of you
 
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Taosman;1165461; said:
And you don't think it would become a "freak show"? That's a specious argument. :shake: Your not sounding very truthful here.
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I don't think it would be a "freak show" at all. I think any races he is in would be shown. They would probably discuss if he has an advantage. Maybe even do a story about his life, how he lost his legs etc. But I would say it would not be a "freak show"
 
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