Oscar Pistorius has made history by becoming the first athlete with a prosthetic device to take part in the Olympic Games. What does this mean for the future of sport and society? Will Olympics and Paralympics soon merge?
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Posted by
AldenJole on 07/15 at 09:21 AM
While we’re at it, let’s get rid of the division between male and female athletes. Now that I say that, I don’t like the idea. What would I do with so many fewer female athletes. If we’re going to talk about a ‘one games’, we might as well talk about merging the male and female games. I’m still not liking the idea of fewer female athletes.
(I tried to comment before but I didn’t see it show up so I’ll try again. Let’s hope I’m not repeating myself.)
Posted by
AmbassadorZot on 07/22 at 08:25 AM
What happens when people with intact bodies begin to use enhanced limbs simply as a means to improve performance?
How can flippers still be disallowed in swimming?
Why couldn’t a weightlifter use a mechanized exo-skeleton?
A pole vaulter with arm extensions to provide additional leverage?
The concept seems very flawed and full of contradictions.
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