Oscar Pistorius' Artificial Limbs Give Him Clear, Major Advantage For Sprint Running

Reported by redOrbit on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 (on November 18, 2009)

Conclusion of lead scientists of Pistorius' appeal studyThe artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if his prosthesis behaved like intact limbs.That's the conclusion — released to the public for the first time — of human performance experts Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Matthew Bundle of the University of Wyoming.The Weyand-Bundle conclusion is part of a written Point-Counterpoint style debate published online in the Journal of Applied Physiology on Nov.

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