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Unfair advantage from prosthetics?
Blaine Moore wrote a rather thought-provoking post about Oscar Pistorius and his alleged unfair advantage in racing because he has a prosthetic limb. I’m afraid I’m too ignorant on the matter to offer any credible commentary, nor should anyone care if I did. What got me thinking about this, however, was why we’re not seeing this kind of “challenged athlete” performance in endurance sports like the marathon, triathlon, etc. Is the purported advantage only an advantage in sprints?
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Well - you can see disabled athletes doing relatively well in longer or different events…
The major difference here is that Oscar’s circumstances put him in a sample size of 1.
There are very few double amputees who spend (effectively) their entire lives living building a neuromuscular connection between their legs and brain that lets them compete with prosthetics.
I know a few amazing athletes who can certainly challenge me in a race, but most were adults before beginning to use prosthetics and most are wheelers.