Comments on: Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again) http://news.runtowin.com/2009/11/20/oscar-pistorius-has-an-unfair-advantage-again.html Marathoning Made Simple Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: jeffgoblue http://news.runtowin.com/2009/11/20/oscar-pistorius-has-an-unfair-advantage-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-42764 jeffgoblue Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:18:44 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=4391#comment-42764 Pistorius's story is one of great personal triumph. But the fact of the matter is that he runs 400m faster with prosthetics than he would were he able-bodied, and that's an unfair advantage. Not really much different than why wheelchair athletes, the fastest of whom go much faster than the marathon WR, are not competing directly against able-bodies runners in major marathons. Pistorius’s story is one of great personal triumph. But the fact of the matter is that he runs 400m faster with prosthetics than he would were he able-bodied, and that’s an unfair advantage.

Not really much different than why wheelchair athletes, the fastest of whom go much faster than the marathon WR, are not competing directly against able-bodies runners in major marathons.

]]> By: Andrew http://news.runtowin.com/2009/11/20/oscar-pistorius-has-an-unfair-advantage-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-42762 Andrew Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:56:32 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=4391#comment-42762 The CAS ruling was based on a legal technicality, Oscar had great lawyers who managed to disprove the claims that the original IAAF research made. They never said he didn't get an advantage. I suggest you read http://bit.ly/2OnKW4 for a great, unbiased analysis. The CAS ruling was based on a legal technicality, Oscar had great lawyers who managed to disprove the claims that the original IAAF research made. They never said he didn’t get an advantage.
I suggest you read http://bit.ly/2OnKW4 for a great, unbiased analysis.

]]> By: Mark http://news.runtowin.com/2009/11/20/oscar-pistorius-has-an-unfair-advantage-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-42760 Mark Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:01 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=4391#comment-42760 When making a decision, you can’t just look at current advantages (if any) that runners with prosthetics may have. If they are allowed to race now then what happens when technology advances. If they are allowed to race now will that decision change when they start winning races and setting records? When making a decision, you can’t just look at current advantages (if any) that runners with prosthetics may have. If they are allowed to race now then what happens when technology advances. If they are allowed to race now will that decision change when they start winning races and setting records?

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