Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
Doh - can't read Norwegian - did he race against non amputees? Pretty cool. Advangage?? why don't they talk to a bunch of amputees and ask them if they think its and advantage to running to be missing parts of their legs...... many struggle just to walk much less run. I'll bet that it takes a huge amount of balance and control. It could be that there is perhaps some sort of mechanical advantage to the construction of his lower limbs, but when looking at the whole picture it takes a lot of effort to make those limbs perform. Good for him!
Yep. He ran against the best 400m runners in the world. Same event where Asafa Powell won the 100. He's trying to make the qualifying time for the world championships. Came in second in his qualifying heat, but was disappointed because he was one second late for the qualifying time. But he has another month to make the cut. And the International Track Assoc. still has to decide whether he gets to compete.