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Pistorius waits for ruling
30/04/2008 18:22 - (SA)
Lausanne - South African
double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius should know within three
weeks if he can compete at the Beijing Olympics, an official for
the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday.
"We have been asked to deliver a decision as soon as
possible," CAS secretary general Mathieu Reeb told Reuters on
the last day of Pistorius's two-day hearing.
"Normally the decision will be rendered in a few days after
the hearing, I don't know exactly when, but I would say probably
in two or three weeks maximum."
Pistorius, 21, runs with carbon fibre blades attached to
both legs below the knees.
He has appealed to CAS against a ruling by the International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) barring him from
competing at the August Games.
The IAAF ruled in January that Pistorius could not compete
against able-bodied athletes after a specially commissioned
study found that the blades offered him a significant advantage.
"That is the main issue here, whether the technical device
used by Oscar Pistorius, his prosthesis, can be considered as an
advantage compared to the other athletes," Reeb said.
"On the legal point of view it's probably not that
complicated but the technical aspect is very special.
"It's the first time that the Court of Arbitration for
Sports has had to deal with an appeal by a disabled athlete
wishing to participate in competition with (able-bodied)
athletes."
Pistorius attended both days of the hearing but did not talk
to reporters outside the court building.
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