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/ 2 May 2008

Pistorius Games verdict expected in two weeks

South African double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will learn in two weeks whether a ban on him competing at the Beijing Olympics will be overturned, his manager said on Friday. Pistorius (21), who runs with carbon-fibre blades attached to both legs below the knees, took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport this week.

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/ 16 January 2008

Pistorius eyes independent tests

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hopes that independent tests will show that he does not get an unfair advantage from his prosthetic racing blades. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled on Monday that the South African is ineligible to compete at the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetics give him a clear competitive advantage.

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/ 13 January 2008

Pistorius wants crack at Olympics

All Oscar Pistorius wants is a shot at the Olympics. But such a simple wish has turned into a contentious issue that is dividing sports fans and professors alike — even half a world away from the South African practice tracks where the double-amputee sprinter dreams of running on his artificial blades in Beijing.

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