Earlier this week the IAAF ruled that double amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was ineligible to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics because of his prosthetic running blades. Officials concluded that the blades gave an unfair advantage to the runner requiring less energy to run than able-bodied athletes. Yesterday the IAAF changed their ruling stating that Pistorius would be permitted to compete but without prosthetics. "We feel we made a hasty decision and we wanted to correct our mistake. We welcome Mr. Pistorius," said Milten Harrison, IAAF Representative.
The sprinter seemed genuinely excited but said he would not make his final decision for several weeks. "I wanted to compete in the hurdle event which makes this much tougher now."
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