Oscar Pistorius - Paralympics Unfair?

[Ecco]

I believe Oscar Pistorius is also competing in the Paralympics.

Now, i recall him having to go to great lengths to compete with the able bodied athletes, and he was allowed to and he did compete.

Do you think its fair he gets to compete for a second time at the Paralympics?

[killadoob]

Well It depends if the runner have the same sort of setup he does i don't see why not.

[Mephisto_Helix]

of course it's fair ..... he is still disabled after all. All he wanted with the 'normal' Olympics was chance to prove himself against able bodied athletes.

[chiskop]

Do you think its fair he gets to compete for a second time at the Paralympics?

Unless he's suddenly grown legs, I don't see why not.

[Ecco]

I was thinking on the same lines as you guys that, after all he is disabled first and foremost, and thus should be able to compete again.

But it also got me thinking, what if he won a medal at the able bodied games. As a disabled guy going up against him in the paralympics i might be a bit pissed off that this guy is probably gonna grab another medal.

And I also thought, why does he get two chances at a medal and others do not?

[Mephisto_Helix]

because he went through the effort of fighting for a place and all the extra training to make sure he qualified, etc, etc.

[Devill]

I believe Oscar Pistorius is also competing in the Paralympics.

Now, i recall him having to go to great lengths to compete with the able bodied athletes, and he was allowed to and he did compete.

Do you think its fair he gets to compete for a second time at the Paralympics?

Just remember that the athletes compete in different "classes". Eg a class 3 will be someone that onlly has 1 leg and no arms.

Also he did not compete at the olympics yet

[Mephisto_Helix]

he did bru .........

[Ecco]

Just remember that the athletes compete in different "classes". Eg a class 3 will be someone that onlly has 1 leg and no arms.

Also he did not compete at the olympics yet

He did compete at the olympics, he didnt qualify for the final race.

[chiskop]

And I also thought, why does he get two chances at a medal and others do not?

He didn't make the qualifying standard for the Olympics, so he didn't get two chances.

Natalie du Toit has competed at the Paralympics before (not sure about this year), and competed at the Olympics this year. As long as they qualify, what's the problem?

[chiskop]

He did compete at the olympics, he didnt qualify for the final race.

No he didn't.

[Ecco]

No he didn't.

My bad, he didnt.

[Devill]

he did bru .........

Less talking to me more watching sport you QA olympic gold medalist

See catweasels remark

[Ecco]

Less talking to me more watching sport you QA olympic gold medalist

See catweasels remark

LOL

[Mephisto_Helix]

/me boycotted them ...... last I heard he was being allowed .... my bad