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Oscar Pistorius Aims to Compete on Level Playing Field at 2008 Beijing Olympics
March 1st, 2008
Oscar Pistorius -- a double amputee athlete from South Africa who competes in sprint events from 100M to 400M -- today initiated an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland challenging the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) determination disqualifying him from competing in all IAAF sanctioned events, including the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics. The appeal is being lead on a pro bono basis by a team of lawyers from international law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Twenty-one year old Pistorius was born without fibula bones in both of his legs due to a congenital condition and at the age of 11 months had his legs were...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-01)
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