Oscar Pistorius - bad loser?

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012/09/oscar-pistorius-counting-strides-as.html

 

What a hypocrite, I already disliked him but now I really can't stand him. So he can accuse another paralympian of having an advantage because of the length of his blades, but then does not recognise that his blades give him an advantage when he was running in the Olympics against able bodied athletes!

 

Yes, bad loser and a hypocrite. I heard that had he run as fast as he did in the heat then he'd have beaten the Brazilian guy anyway so it seems like he is just looking for excuses.

 

Sitting at home watching, and having no deep understanding of the levels incapacity that individuals have because of their disability, the paralympics seem to me to be intrinsically unfair.

For example, in the races involving competitors with cerebral palsy, it is clear that some athletes are more affected by their disability than others. Consequently, when one athlete romps away with it and wins by a distance, I find myself thinking that the athlete only won because they are less disabled, and not because they are intrinsically better, have trained harder or more effectively or are more talented.

In the wheelchair competitions, many athletes are excluded because they do not have the high tech, carbon fibre racing chairs that rich nations can afford to provide. Similarly, the carbon fibre blades used by Pistorius are simply not available to many. Rather than complaining about the unfairness of his opponents blades, he should acknowledge the unfairness of his own and accept that the competition is intrinsically unfair, but that it provides an essential outlet for young people to continue a life in sport, in spite of their disability.

 

I hear what you are saying, but isn't it more to do with the level of sports funding those countries are prepared to provide for their athletes (disabled or otherwise)? I don't just mean equipment, but facilities and coaching as well.

Team GB has spent quite a lot of money in recent years, but they haven't always done so in the past (and they may not do so in the future). No-one is excluded, but sport isn't a level playing field.

 

About his appeal over his opponent's blades.

I don't think he's got a leg to stand on

 

I was thinking that and posted same question on facebook....one response I got was this though which does make sense.....

The USA athlete in the lane next Oliveira was a single leg amputee, therefore he can not possibly decide that he wants his blades to be an extra 4 inches in length. Does not make it an even playing field in my opinion. The other question is would the IOC have allowed him to run in the Olympics with blades that long, or would he have to have blades, length wise, the same as Pistorius? Obviously that question can't be answered, but it's an interesting one.