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Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights on Olympics

Posted May 16, 08 2:50 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who wants the chance to compete in the Olympics on his carbon-fiber blades, has won his appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the IAAF's ban on the South African Paralympic champion, making Pistorius eligible to compete against able-bodied runners. The runner is eager to "pursue my dream of competing in the Olympic Games," AFP reports.

"The panel was not persuaded that there was sufficient evidence of any metabolic advantage in favour of a double amputee using the Cheetah Flex-Foot," said the statement, noting that "this decision has no application to the eligibility of any other athletes or any other model of prosthetic limb."

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Oscar Pistorius looks at his prosthetic blade used for running, during a meeting with students in Rome, Monday May 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius gives a press conference in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 16, 2008, after he won his appeal to obtain the right to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius gives a press conference in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 16, 2008, after he won his appeal of an IAAF ruling banning him from competing in Olympic trials.   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
In this Thursday June 21, 2007 file photo South African amputee champion runner, Oscar Pistorius, sprints during a training session in Pretoria, South Africa.   (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
The IAAF said his carbon fiber blades gave Pistorius a mechanical advantage, but in a unanimous ruling CAS overturned the decision.   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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