The first cyborg at the Olympics

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius for the first time in the history of mankind was allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. Ask, what does the history of mankind? Yes, despite the fact that Oscar is a cyborg athlete. Despite the fact that he does not have both legs below the knee, he is even ahead of ordinary athletes with a full complement of limbs.



The secret of Oscar is in special prostheses Cheetah Flex-Foot, designed specifically for running. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) believes that these prostheses give it an advantage over other runners. That is why the Oscar participation in the Olympics was banned. However, recently the International Sports Arbitration Board announced a decision - the ban is unjust, the advantage is not proven!
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Now Oscar passes qualifying races for participation in the Beijing Olympiad. He himself says so: “If not Beijing in 2008, then London in 2012”.

Those interested can see more information about the Oscar, as well as photos and videos .

In the meantime, I wish good luck to him and all of us. The first cyborg at the Olympics is a historical event, after all.

PS: An important addition ! I have noticed that many consider the use of the term “cyborg” here to be unreasonable and even offensive. Regarding the first one, I can refer to Wikipedia, and in particular, to the novel Cyborg and the film Man for Six Million Dollars, telling about a man with an artificial leg.

Regarding the second - I'm sorry, but this is a fact - Oscar himself jokingly calls himself a "terminator." So in this case we can’t talk about someone else's insult.