Hugh Herr , a double amputee himself, was a renowned biophysicist. The trio, and other experts, measured Pistorius's oxygen consumption, his leg movements, the forces he exerted on the ground and his endurance.
They also looked at leg-repositioning time—the amount of time it takes Pistorius to swing his leg from the back to the front. After several months the team concluded in a paper for The Journal of Applied Physiology that Pistorius was "physiologically similar but mechanically dissimilar" to someone running with intact legs.
He uses oxygen the same way natural-legged sprinters do, but he moves his body differently. The results of the Rice University study—physiologically similar, mechanically different—were presented to the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS in Switzerland in , which decided that Pistorius should be allowed to run, revoking the IAAF's decision. He missed qualifying for the Beijing Olympics by 0. But then scientific controversy arose.
Members of the team that had published the paper began to express very different ideas about what, exactly, "mechanically different" meant. One group said that Pistorius's differences leave him on a level running field with all the other athletes.
The other said that Pistorius is mechanically different in a way that confers a serious competitive advantage. Weyand, the scientist with the treadmills, believes that Pistorius's prosthetics allow him to move in a way that no non-prosthetics wearer could, giving him an advantage. Kram, the biomechanics expert, believes that the Blade Runner's blades hinder him just as much as they help. One of the biggest points of contention is limb-repositioning time. The average elite male sprinter moves his leg from back to front in 0.
The five most recent world record holders in the meter dash averaged 0. Pistorius swings his leg in 0. Pistorius's rivals are swinging a lower leg that weighs about 5. One issue that no-one appears to have mentioned is that OP has a clear advantage over normally abled athletes, who, unlike him, are vulnerable to a huge array of injuries affecting feet and ankles.
I'm sure that there are other injury vulnerabilities that he is uniquely exposed to, but they would not come close to those that other athletes must protect against. First the swimmers, then the rowers, you go Oscar, inspire the rest of the athletics team. It is in my opinion beyond doubt that in the future there will be records in the PG's which exceed those set in the "regular" games.
This should not take anything away from either games but should demonstrate why they cannot mix and remain fair for all. I will celebrate both equally. A shame that Lou25 cannot debate something like this without becoming personally offensive. Advantaged or disadvantaged by having sprung legs? No one, probably not even Oscar, knows which.
The point is that this sets a precedent which will involve judgement on a whole range of prosthetics by the IOC who have little more idea than you or me. I'm still waiting for someone to tell me whether it is OK for a boxer to compete with iron fists. Lou That this is your reaction shows a good deal of why he is at the games - people who wish to have a debate based on rational science are treated as bigots. How fast would he have to run for you to think otherwise?
Your response demonstrated not only why he is at the games but also that you believe the Paralympics are somehow inferior Thanks Lou25, I have read up on OP and his limbs and am not ignorant. Very detailed and hard to argue against Did you know that the evidence presented to CAS may have been misrepresented and other evidence may well not have been seen at all by CAS?
Pistorious has overcome the most adverse of circumstances to stand up and compete with 'able bodied' athletes in the olympics and not the para olympics. He is proving to the world that people who are commonly labelled 'disabled' do not have to be. Let's cheer him on all the way. Can anyone explain why he's not in the Paralympics? Nothing against the guy, but what are the Paras for then?
Thank God Pistorius' eligibilty is not determined by what so many unqualified armchair experts think. The South African athletics star denied intending to murder his girlfriend, saying he shot her by mistake, thinking she was an intruder. During his trial, he told the courtroom that he loved Steenkamp and had never intended to kill her.
He was first convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison in , but had his sentence extended to 13 years after further evidence came to light.
Then, on February 14, , Pistorius was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, year-old Reeva Steenkamp, whom he admitted to fatally shooting at his Pretoria, South Africa, home earlier that day. Pistorius claimed he mistook Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, for an intruder. He was charged with premeditated murder, to which he pleaded not guilty when his case went to trial in March , amidst intense media coverage.
That September, Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, the equivalent of manslaughter, but cleared of the more serious charge of murder. In October , the year-old former Olympian was sentenced to five years in prison; the sentence was later extended. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! A mass shooting takes place early in the morning in Dayton, Ohio on August 4, Just one day Throughout its existence, the Bracero Program George Washington, a young Virginia planter, becomes a Master Mason, the highest basic rank in the secret fraternity of Freemasonry.
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