Normalizing Gender for Olympians (1)
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An opinion piece in the New York Times by Jennifer Finney Boylan, “The XY Games”, explores the practice of gender testing in the Olympics to determine that female athletes are in fact female. The author discusses the history of this testing, its faults, and the ambiguity of sex and gender. Amongst some of the [...]
Oscar Pistorius przegrał kwalifikacje (1)
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Pliki w dziale: Komunikaty Oscar Pistorius, południowoafrykański lekkoatleta, który stracił nogi na wysokości kolan, nie wystąpi na olimpiadzie w Pekinie w biegu na 400 m. Po niekończącej się walce przed wszelkiej maści komitetami i sądami arbitrażowymi Pastorius w końcu otrzymał zgodę na start (przeciwnicy uważali, że protezy z włókien węglowych dają mu przewagę nad pełnosprawnymi zawodnikami), ale nie udało mu się wywalczyć awansu na torze. Jego wynik w kwalifikacjach to 46,25 sekund, znacznie poniżej wymaganego ...
Pistorius Short In Historic Cybernetic Olympic Bid [Oscar Pistorius] (7)
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It's a sad day for Cyborg-Americans, as the first of their kind (albeit not from America) with a shot at competing in the Olympics didn't qualify for the games. He just missed the needed score in the 400 meter, though it should be noted he posted a new personal best. The cyborg's designation is Oscar Pistorius, and he's from South Africa. There's some debate in the running world as to whether Pistorius, a double amputee ...
Double-Amputee on Cheetah Blades Fails to Qualify For the Olympics [Oscar Pistorius] (13)
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Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee with carbon-fiber "cheetah" blades failed to qualify for the Olympics. He just missed the needed time in the 400 meter of 45.55 seconds, though it should be noted he posted a new personal best of 46.25. [New Scientist Tech, via Engadget]
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Derick Valadao said:
That's still really impressive. Plus it's a sign of the advances in technology being used to help amputees regain their previous levels of functioning. Kudos.
“Blade runner” Pistorius fails to make Olympic time (1)
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South Africa’s double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius failed to record the minimum qualifying time for the 400 metres. He timed a season’s best of 46.25 seconds but it was still outside the standard qualifying time of 45.55 seconds. However he said he was still hoping to be selected for his country’s 4×400 metre relay squad for the Olympics. Pistorius successfully appealed against to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for his right to compete ...
Sprinter With Two Carbon-Fiber Feet Gets Olympics Thumbs-Up [Olympics] (1)
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Oscar Pistorius is a sprinter with a difference: he runs on two artificial lower legs and feet fast enough that he may qualify for the Olympics. And that's something he can now attempt, given that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has just overturned his ban. The International Association of Athletics had ruled against him competing against able-bodied runners. All because of the specialized carbon-fiber Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic feet he uses, which represented an unfair ...
