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# Blade Runner

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# London 2012
Sweet dreams: Le Clos slept with gold medal after beating Games legend Phelps
Beating the most decorated man in Olympic history is tiring work, admittedly.
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Aug 1st 2012, 12:57 PM
# Breaking Barriers
Debate: Does ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius have an advantage?
The South African runner will become the first amputee to compete at the Olympics in London.
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Jul 11th 2012, 2:00 PM
# blades
Amputee Pistorius selected for Olympics in 4x400
Pistorius is set to become the first amputee track athlete to compete at the games after South Africa’s Olympic committee picked him today as one of 13 athletes on the team initially selected last month.
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Jul 4th 2012, 2:36 PM
# Blade Runner
Able-bodied athletes have no beef with me, says Pistorius
The 25-year-old runs with carbon-fibre artifical ‘blades’ and was cleared to compete at top level in 2008.
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May 24th 2012, 8:00 PM
# Blade Runner
WATCH: 'Blade runner' Pistorius finishes last in 400m semi
Pistorius fell short in his 400m challenge in Daegu this afternoon.
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Aug 29th 2011, 1:56 PM
# Blade Runner
Pistorius causing a stir at Worlds
Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is drawing praise and criticism alike ahead of his elite level debut at the Athletics World Championships in Daegu.
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Aug 26th 2011, 12:20 PM
# Blade Runner
'Complete farce' to let Pistorius compete at Worlds, says scientist
Dr Ross Tucker feels that the double amputee “blade runner” gets a huge advantage from his prosthetic legs.
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Aug 15th 2011, 4:39 PM
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