January 17, 2008
Competitive Spirit
The BBC has a good article covering the Oscar Pistorius controversy. Pistorius is an athlete who is missing both of his and he runs on carbon-fiber prosthetics. He petitioned to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the ruling committee denied his petition because his prosthetics are "technical aids". Here's footage of Pistorius competing in a race in Rome.
I'll post thoughts on this when I'm feeling more coherent. Thanks to my friend Rosie for the tip.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at January 17, 2008 10:56 PM