I remember reading about that the other day. Here's an article in English: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tracka...=ESPNHeadlines
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Thread: Double amputee runs 400m
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07-14-2007, 02:08 PM #1
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07-14-2007, 02:26 PM #2
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That's amazing! I'm always in tremendous awe of amputees!!! I admire their athleticism to be able to go out and do the things that some of us with our original parts have trouble doing. Advantage or not (and how could missing both legs be an advantage?- I just don't see it), he's an amazing athlete. Sure, carbon fiber calves would be nice, and my ankles/knees wouldn't get so sore and achy- but going through that and dealing with all the struggles just to be able to run is....simply incredible. Hats off to him!
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07-14-2007, 02:30 PM #3
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07-14-2007, 03:01 PM #4
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Apparently the "advantage" they're considering is not the prostheses themselves, but that without calf muscles he might be less prone to building up lactic acid.
He says it's not so, since his thigh muscles have to take up the extra load. Anyways ... that's what they were testing him for after the race. This was the first time he competed (was allowed to compete?) against so-called "functionally healthy" athletes, as a means of testing that hypothesis. Not bad, making second in his heat first try.
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
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