Does he have an
advantage over runners with two normal legs because the spring in his
carbon-fibre limbs gives him more elevation? Or is that cancelled out
by the fact that he has no ankle flexion and no feet to propel him off
the starting blocks? Put simply, is it a fair contest, or does he have
an unnatural advantage?
Far
from being a case of disabled equals disadvantaged and inferior,
Pistorius's condition raises the fascinating concept that disabled
equals unfair advantage. His case could change the perception of
disability sport forever.
