BRUSSELS, Belgium ” The IAAF ruled Monday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing legs give him a clear competitive ...

The double-amputee Paralympic sprinter revealed his diagnosis on Threads and TikTok, Aug. 15 “I tested positive for COVID,” he wrote in his post. “Unfortunate ...

IAAF has ruled S. African’s prosthetic racing blades give him an unfair edge competing against the able-bodied. South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorious said he will appeal a decision by the ...

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MILAN, Italy -- His Olympic dream suddenly revived, Oscar Pistorius can get back to what he loves most -- running. The double-amputee sprinter from South Africa was cleared Friday to compete in his ...

Sherman Guity of Costa Rica left the world's fastest amputee sprinters in his wake as he won the eagerly awaited men's T64 100m, while 19-year-old Californian sprinter-jumper Ezra Frech claimed the ...

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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 ...