Sunday, January 27, 2008

Man who uses Prosthetic Limbs disqualified from Olympics


Oscar Pistorius has been disqualified for Olympic competition due to his prosthetic limbs. These have been identified as giving him an unfair advantage over those without prosthetics.

2 comments:

Keith said...

My friend showed me a cover with a kid, Rudy Garcia, I believe is his name. Born deformed, he told doctors at age five to cut off his legs so he could walk. He has now competed in many compettitions. I believe he may have even competed in an Ironman triathlon.

Keith said...

http://www.sierrasouth.com/discoveryrudy.htm