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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African Paralympic runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Ossur. In 2007 Pistorius took part in his first international able-bodied competitions. However, his artificial lower legs, while enabling him to compete, generated claims that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. The same year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) amended its competition rules to ban the use of "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device". It claimed that the amendment was not specifically aimed at Pistorius. After monitoring his track performances and carrying out tests, scientists took the view that Pistorius enjoyed considerable advantages over athletes without prosthetic limbs. On the strength of these findings, on 14 January 2008 the IAAF ruled him ineligible for competitions conducted under its rules, including the 2008 Summer Olympics. This decision was reversed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 16 May 2008, the Court ruling that the IAAF had not provided sufficient evidence to prove that Pistorius's prostheses give him an advantage over able-bodied athletes. Although eligible to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Pistorius still has to qualify for the South African team.

Travel restrictions on Pistorius lifted

Source: Sport Balla   |   Mar 29 2013, 4:08am CDT

Travel restrictions on Pistorius lifted
Cape Town, March 29 (IANS) The Pretoria High Court lifted travel restrictions on paralympian Oscar Pistorius, allowing him to take part in international competitions on certain conditions.
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Paralympic gold medallist Oliveira motivated by Pistorius blade row

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 18 2013, 4:13pm CDT

Alan Oliveira speaks candidly when asked about Oscar Pistorius, the man who described the Brazilian's victory over 200m at the London Paralympics as "unfair" and "ridiculous". "He tried to take all the shin ...

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Source: Childrens Hospital of Pittsburg of UPMC  |   May 18 2013, 3:03am CDT

Steve kornacki’s boyfriend, Who is he? does he love steve as much as we do? speak for yourself. i think he’s a twat. he has his hair cut by a blind barber. r1 = s.e. two girls and a cupp. Msnbc 3 pm: s.e. cupp, steve kornacki repo ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 17 2013, 7:28pm CDT

By Daniel Akst The singularity may not be near, but it's getting close enough that you might just hear it coming—if you had the kind of synthetic ears scientists recently developed.The singularity is a term used by futurists for the m ...

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Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 17 2013, 1:27pm CDT

Cruz Azul derrota a Santos: Aplasta La Máquina 3-0 a los Guerreros y tiene un pie en la final (VIDEO). MIRA MÁS: Del plato a la boca... En peligro de extinción Voto x voto Un pajarito Escudo Subcampeonísimo Las Coreas Desde el fondo Chivas pierde ante ...

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Source: Pendock Uncorked  |   May 17 2013, 3:43am CDT

The non-award of the “5TH ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN WINE WRITERS AWARD” is a scandal with more legs than Oscar Pistorius. In spite of twenty entries received, including one from the 2012 Louis Roederer Wine Columnist of the Year – a prize presuma ...

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Angelina’s Surgery: Altered Body Parts Are Already the Norm

Source: Time Magazine  |   May 15 2013, 3:23pm CDT

Angelina Jolie’s disclosure of her recent preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction was rightly hailed as a sensible public health message to women “living under the shadow of cancer.” But the gesture may signal something else: a grow ...

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Source: No Fenders: Formula 1 and Indy Car Racing Blog  |   May 15 2013, 12:16pm CDT

Otay, so it A-L-L seemed so surreal watching; Err tryin’ to listen to le Telescreen at my esteemed ‘Auntie Harriet’s on Mothers Day, as we settled for the 11AM Pacific encore presentation, as 4:30AM seemed a ‘Wee Bit too BLEEPIN’ early! This was the firs ...

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