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May 17, 2008
        

Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete - by Dr. Eggman writes “Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African double-amputee sprinter, has won his appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This overturns a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations,...

                   

Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete

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May 17, 2008
        

Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete - by Dr. Eggman writes “Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African double-amputee sprinter, has won his appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. This overturns a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations,...

                   

'Bladerunner' wins appeal against Olympic ban

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May 16, 2008
        

LAUSANNE: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday that could pave the way for an historic participation in the Beijing Olympics. The disabled 21-year-old sprinter runs on specially adapted carbon fibre blades after...

Pistorius wins Olympic appeal

indiatimes.com
May 16, 2008
        

LAUSANNE: Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal on Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, world sport's highest tribunal, ruled the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a...

                   

Double-Amputee Runner Pistorius Wins Appeal to Compete for Spot in Beijing

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May 16, 2008
        

Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By Colleen Barry, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN, Italy - The double-amputee sprinter can concentrate on trying to qualify for the Beijing Games after being cleared Friday to compete Friday against able-bodied athletes. The Court of Arbitration for Sport...

Amputee Sprinter Eligible for Olympics

redorbit.com
May 16, 2008
        

Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:00 CDT Oscar Pistorius, the 21-year-old South African sprinter who runs on prosthetic limbs, was declared eligible Friday for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, upheld Pistorius' appeal of an...

                   

Double amputee wins Olympic appeal

abc.net.au
May 16, 2008
        

The line between the Olympics and Paralympics has been blurred following a decision to allow a sprinter with prosthetic legs to compete against able-bodied athletes. The South African double-amputee, Oscar Pistorius, has won an appeal which will allow him to run using carbon fibre blades. The...

                   
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Double amputee wins right to qualify for Olympics

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May 16, 2008
        

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. Story Pistorius still must reach a qualifying time to run in the individual 400 meters at the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Games. Pistorius appealed to CAS, world...

                   

Disabled athlete Pistorius wins CAS appeal

rediff.com
May 16, 2008
        

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius can try to qualify for the Beijing Olympics after winning his appeal against a ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the South African's lawyer said. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruled in January that the runner could not...

Pistorius wins appeal, could compete in Beijing

expressindia.com
May 16, 2008
        

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations. CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately. Pistorius must still reach...

               

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