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'Fastest Man on No Legs'

posted by   biju (587)   11 months ago (www.rediff.com)

Amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, known as the worldâs âfastest man on no legsâ, is understandably nervous ahead of his first race abroad against able-bodied athletes, due to take place in Rome on Friday. But how he races, scientifically speaking, could be far more important than who crosses the finish line first. Scientists working for the worldâs sports governing body will be analysing Pistorius to see whether his carbon-fibre limbs are giving him an unfair edge that allows him to perform beyond his natural ability. Essentially, they want to know if heâs cheating. And their conclusions could make or break Pistoriusâs dreams of competing in the Olympics [Images], and set the future boundaries for disabled athletes around the world. âWe have to really verify what is the advantage, or not, of this technological tool that heâs using,said Elio Locatelli, who will lead the video analysis in Rome on behalf of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Pistorius, 20, was born without either calf bone and was already on prosthetic limbs before he really learned to walk. But learning to run really, really fast came much later, in 2003, after his coach pulled him from rugby after an injury.

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