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Study Proves That Specialized Prosthetic Legs Grant No Advantage In Sprinting

In 2008, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banned double amputee Oscar Pistorius from racing in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later that same year, the ban was reversed. Full Article at Popular Science

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