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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/comment/disabled-athlete-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-in-08-olympic-games/">Disabled Athlete Ruled “Ineligible to Compete” in 2008 Olympic Games</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted January 31, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Megan Hueter</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">On January 14, double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was ruled “ineligible to compete” at the Beijing Olympics this summer.&nbsp; Track and field’s governing body of the IOC and IAAF ruled that the South African runner’s “Cheetah” prosthetic blades give him a technical advantage. Partner site The Final Sprint recently published an article entitled, ”Not the Triumph, but the Struggle” where assistant editor Jimmie Markham exclaimed, “the heartless, elitist IAAF” made a “egregiously discriminatory ruling.” The article generated some passionate feedback from a few of The Final Sprint’s long-time readers. Jim Fortner of Jim2.net, wrote that “this issue is not a humanistic one. It is a question of fairness in competition and ensuring a level playing field.” I’d have to…<a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/comment/disabled-athlete-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-in-08-olympic-games/">(<a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/comment/disabled-athlete-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-in-08-olympic-games/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/comment/disabled-athlete-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-in-08-olympic-games/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/comment/disabled-athlete-ruled-ineligible-to-compete-in-08-olympic-games/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/archive/category/in-the-news/">in-the-news</a>, <a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/archive/category/his-fitness/">his-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.hesfit.com/men/archive/category/injuries-rehab/">injuries-rehab</a><br /><br /> </P>