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"The Fastest Man on No Legs," South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, will now be allowed to compete in the upcoming Beijing Olympics. He really does have no legs: they were amputated when he was a baby due to birth defects. (Like I always say, Who needs 'em!)

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Instead, he runs on a pair of Cheetahs, J-shaped prosthetic blades made of carbon fiber, attached below the knees. Aside from Pistorius' magnificent story and competitive spirit, the issue has been, like stated in the old Michael Jordan-Spike Lee Nike commercial, Is it the shoes? Do the Cheetahs give Pistorius an unfair advantage?

Friday's surprise decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a ban proclaimed in January by the International Association of Athletics Federations. After three days' extensive scientific testing of Pistorius and his technique, the IAAF ruled that the flexible prosthetics are more efficient than a human ankle, feeding back energy such that Pistorius expends 25 percent less energy. Pistorius' lawyers appealed on the contention that the evidence is inconclusive. The testing had measured forces on the hips, knees and ankles, using cameras, oxygen-consumption readings, and sensor plates placed in the running path. However, researchers were instructed to gauge only straightaway running, and not turns.

“There is no science that he has an advantage, only that he is competing at a disadvantage,” said Robert Gailey, who studies amputee runners as an associate professor of physical therapy at the University of Miami Medical School. Gailey maintains that prosthetic legs return only about 80 percent of the energy absorbed in each stride, while a natural leg returns up to 240 percent, providing much more spring.

Pistorius and Louw have listed other disadvantages, as well. It takes around 30 meters to attain his rhythm. In flexible knees limit his power. Rain lessens his tread. Headwinds and fatigue create forces that Pistorius must battle...

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