Amputee runner back in the game, but are the data sound?

Darkfrog submitted, created time 7 months 2 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

The fastest man on no legs has been un-disqualified from the Olympics. Oscar Pistorius, who runs on two prosthetic feet called Cheetahs, had been barred from inclusion in the Olympics because a team of scientists hired by the International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that his prostheses gave him an unfair advantage. A new study, performed at Mr. Pistorius's request, shows otherwise.

This article, unlike some of the more human-interest ones I've read, really delves into the studies themselves, how they were performed and what may have been wrong with them

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Amputee barred from Olympics!

Darkfrog submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.nytimes.com)

The fastest man on no legs, South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been declined for inclusion in the 2008 Olympic games -- because his prosthetic legs, officials claim, give him an unfair advantage.

NY Times is being tricky again. Here's the URL: (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/sports/othersports/14cnd-pistorius

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