Pistorius slams 'ridiculous' times in blades row

Oscar Pistorius led the calls for tougher regulations on running blades after the London Paralympics delivered their biggest shock so far.

Mon, 03 Sep, 2012 - 08:11

Oscar Pistorius led the calls for tougher regulations on running blades after the London Paralympics delivered their biggest shock so far.

The South African urged the International Paralympic Committee to curb the length of some athletes’ blades after Alan Fonteles Oliveira, wearing noticeably longer ones, took his T44 200 metres title.

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