 Legality of Enhancement in Sports |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/sports/o...amp;oref=slogin
So the link above is about a story where a double amputee (below knees I believe) sprinter was barred from the Olympics because his prosthetics were supposed to give him an unfair advantage over "able-bodied" sprinters. The highest court with authority over world sports ruled that he is allowed to compete in the regular Olympics. I think this decision sheds a little bit of light on the interesting issue of how sports will be handled in the future when physical enhancement by prosthetics is not only possible, but easily performed. What do you all think? |
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Tabula Rasa Legality of Enhancement in Sports May 16 2008, 04:26 PM
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