Columnist: ‘Sorry, but Pistorius has an unfair advantage’
May 21st, 2008
Tim Keown, writing on ESPN.com, says allowing South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius (left) to compete for a spot in the Olympics is “symptomatic of a culture that is deathly afraid of excluding someone, for fear of hurting their feelings or being branded a bully or an elitist.”
Should he be allowed to compete? Of course not. This really isn’t that difficult. Pistorius is running on artificial legs, wonders of technology instead of flesh and bone. It’s simply not the same.
… The truth is, Pistorius has an event, and it’s called the Paralympics. It’s not an insult to him to suggest that he compete in that event rather than the Olympics. The Paralympians are amazing — usually more amazing than their able-bodied counterparts.
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