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Amputee Sprinter To Compete For Spot On S. Africa Olympic Team
By Howard Schneider
Washington Post Staff Writer
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete for a spot on the South African Olympic team after a sport regulatory body ruled today that his carbon-fiber prosthetic limbs do not give him an advantage over other runners.
The Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport in a decision released this [...]
