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Originally Posted by highthief
It's too bad this guy, who has not really qualified yet, gets more ink for the controvery of his prostethic than Natalie Du Toit, who has qualified in her event DESPITE missing a leg and without any artifical aids. And she actually has a solid medal shot.
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Amen, brother.
Jazz, it's not so much the fact that he doesn't really stand a chance. It's the fact that they've now set a precedent. They needed to draw a line and they didn't.
I believe that his principles i.e. you have to compete against the best in order to become the best, are good. But I can't see how they could've allowed this blatant unfair advantage.