'Blade Runner' ruling subverts nature of sport
msnbc.com - May 22, 2008
"What if further study does show that Pistorius can run faster because his artificial Cheetah blades work better than legs? Should he or others be kept out of competitions involving able-bodied persons?"
Friday, May 23, 2008
opinion on Pistorius
Friday, May 16, 2008
...and in other paralympic news
Amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius allowed to compete in Beijing
Times Online - May 16, 2008
"Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter known as the fastest man on no legs, will be allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics after a ban on his prosthetic limbs was overturned today."
rad article about a wheel chair racer
A Blur of Hands, Spokes and Determination
The New York Times - May 15, 2008
“If a doctor said a magic pill could probably let me walk again, I wouldn’t take it,” said George, who has won three Chicago Marathons. “I’ve worked very hard to be who I am.”
- Josh George
Sunday, May 11, 2008
rad quote
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
- Olympic creed, by Pierre de Coubertin
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