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continuing from ideas in my previous post, i think that the prosthetic advancements made for people with disabilities is great, however i dont know if mixing “natural” athletes and “special” athletes is totally fair. As pointed out in the video, these “blades” may have more spring than a human leg. Add to that the fact that they are probably lighter than the bottoms of a human leg, and the fact that there are no muscles to exhaust blood oxygen supplies and increase lactic acid production, leading to increased levels of fatigue, i can see where there is some advantage to be had by using these. I’m no expert on the blades or exactly how Oscar’s disability affects him, but these are just speculations on my uneducated behalf. with further, extensive testing, i would gladly like to see all athletes compete together, because there is no doubt about the fact that they are just as deserving with all of their hard work and determination to be a part of the olympics too.
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