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For years, a debate has been waged over whether or not amputee runners with prosthetic limbs hold a competitive advantage and whether artificial limbs hold more power than human legs. A new study from ...

I was taken aback by the announcement from the International Olympic Committee that the runner from South Africa was not permitted to run in the next Olympics due to him having prosthetic legs as a ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium ” The IAAF ruled Monday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ineligible to compete in the Beijing Olympics because his prosthetic racing legs give him a clear competitive ...

Advances in biomechanics and prosthetic engineering have significantly transformed our understanding of running in amputee athletes. The integration of running‐specific prostheses (RSPs) has enabled ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hopes that independent tests will show that he does not get an unfair advantage from his prosthetic racing blades. The IAAF, track ...

His achievement came in the 1976 New York City Marathon. He went on to found a track club for disabled runners and expanded it worldwide. By Trip Gabriel Dick Traum, who was regarded as the first ...

LOS ANGELES, March 5 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. amputee athlete seeking to compete in next year's Paralympic Games in Brazil has been sidelined from training after his $30,000 prosthetic running leg ...