Comments on: Double Amputee, Oscar Pistorius, Allowed to Compete in Olympics! http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-allowed-to-compete-in-olympics/ "...run with endurance the race that God has set before us." Hebrews 12:1 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Janice http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-allowed-to-compete-in-olympics/#comment-171 Janice Wed, 21 May 2008 02:56:23 +0000 http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-171 I saw this guy on the TODAY show this morning. They had video of him running and its absolutely amazing to watch him!! I saw this guy on the TODAY show this morning. They had video of him running and its absolutely amazing to watch him!!

]]> By: legmaker http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-allowed-to-compete-in-olympics/#comment-170 legmaker Fri, 16 May 2008 23:05:27 +0000 http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-170 Brian--I know John Siciliano! How cool is that?! You make a good point about Oscar Pistorius. He would be doing even better than he is if he had an advantage over able bodied runners. Brian–I know John Siciliano! How cool is that?! You make a good point about Oscar Pistorius. He would be doing even better than he is if he had an advantage over able bodied runners.

]]> By: Abacus http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/double-amputee-oscar-pistorius-allowed-to-compete-in-olympics/#comment-169 Abacus Fri, 16 May 2008 19:00:40 +0000 http://jandlrunningclub.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-169 I think that Angela and I thought of you when we watched American Gladiators this week! There was a contestant, John, who lost his leg in a car accident... http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/contestants/season_2/john_siciliano.shtml In terms of the Olympic qualifying deal, that's cool. Give him a chance! If it were really an unfair mechanical advantage, wouldn't he be crushing existing world records rather than fighting to meet the qualifying time? I think that Angela and I thought of you when we watched American Gladiators this week! There was a contestant, John, who lost his leg in a car accident…

http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators/contestants/season_2/john_siciliano.shtml

In terms of the Olympic qualifying deal, that’s cool. Give him a chance! If it were really an unfair mechanical advantage, wouldn’t he be crushing existing world records rather than fighting to meet the qualifying time?

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