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Amputee sprinter expected to learn fate Friday

cnn.com
May 15, 2008
        
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it will issue its ruling Friday on amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius' bid to race at the Beijing Olympics. Pistorius, who runs on prosthetic blades, appeared before a CAS panel at a two-day appeal hearing last month. The... [read full story]                    

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Getting to Beijing will be 'extremely difficult', Pistorius admits

 earthtimes.org May 18, 2008
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Study Revives Olympic Prospects For Amputee Sprinter

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Getting to Beijing will be 'extremely difficult', Pistorius admits

earthtimes.org
May 18, 2008
        

Johannesburg - While South African newspapers were celebrating "Oscar's Beijing victory" after his Olympics ban was sensationally lifted Friday double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has conceded that it will be "extremely difficult" for him to qualify for the Games. "In all honesty it will be...

                   

Victory for Pistorius gives Paralympians hope

iht.com
May 18, 2008
        

When an international panel, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, ruled that a double-amputee sprinter was eligible to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games, the stage was set for disabled athletes to meet their own trailblazer. The watershed ruling Friday made the runner, Oscar Pistorius of South...

                   

Double amputee an inspiration – Olympian or not

thenewstribune.com
May 18, 2008
        

Who wouldn’t agree? The concern of the IAAF was that Pistorius’ J-shaped “Cheetah” blades gave him an unfair advantage. The reversal of the ruling on Pistorius came as a result of studies that showed that his “blades” did not provide an advantage against his competition. Bryan Hoddle of Olympia...

Double amputee can try out for Olympics

deseretnews.com
May 18, 2008
        

Published: Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:34 a.m. MDT LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against...

                   

'Bladerunner' wins appeal against Olympic ban

turkishdailynews.com.tr
May 18, 2008
        

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Athletics: Bladerunner eyes Beijing spot

nst.com.my
May 17, 2008
        

ROME: South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius sets his sights on an historic appearance at the Beijing Olympics after winning a landmark appeal over a ban on his artificial legs. The 21-year-old, who runs on specially-adapted carbon fibre blades after having his legs amputated below the knee...

                   

Bladerunner eyes Beijing spot

nst.com.my
May 17, 2008
        

ROME: South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius sets his sights on an historic appearance at the Beijing Olympics after winning a landmark appeal over a ban on his artificial legs. The 21-year-old, who runs on specially-adapted carbon fibre blades after having his legs amputated below the knee...

                   
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Oly. ruling inspirational, controversial

cnn.com
May 17, 2008
        

A court overturned an earlier ruling barring the amputee runner from Beijing The South African-born sprinter runs on blades called "Cheetah blades" Other runners contend that the blades give him an unnatural advantage Oscar Pistorius won the right to try out for the Olympics in an appeals court...

                   

Amputee runner Pistorius wins court appeal

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May 17, 2008
        

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press Writer MILAN, Italy -- His Olympic dream suddenly revived, Oscar Pistorius can get back to what he loves most -- running. The double-amputee sprinter from South Africa was cleared Friday to compete in his bid to qualify for the Beijing Games. The Court of...

                   
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Bladerunner chases the Olympics

smh.com.au
May 17, 2008
        

HE has no feet but runs like the wind. He is a star among disabled athletes, and an inspiration to all who see him, but Oscar Pistorius has a dream: to run in the Olympics. The double amputee can attempt to qualify for the Beijing Olympics after winning his appeal against a ban at the Court of...

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