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Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights on Olympics

Double amputee can compete in trials

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted May 16, 2008 2:50 PM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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