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Double-amputee sprinter can pursue Olympic dream: ruling

Posted on May 16, 2008 by wolbring

In a unanimous ruling, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Friday that double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will have a chance to represent South Africa at the Beijing Olympics this summer.
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