{"id":14300,"date":"2012-09-06T03:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T01:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/paralympics-pistorius-back-on-track-as-blade-row-rumbles-on\/"},"modified":"2012-09-06T03:48:52","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T01:48:52","slug":"paralympics-pistorius-back-on-track-as-blade-row-rumbles-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/paralympics-pistorius-back-on-track-as-blade-row-rumbles-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympics-Pistorius back on track as blade row rumbles on"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Justin Palmer<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON, Sept 5<\/span> (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius began his T44 100
\nmetres title defence with a smooth heat win on Wednesday but his
\ncomplaints about rivals allegedly using longer blades will not
\nbe investigated further unless evidence is provided, the
\nInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) said.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Moments after a shock loss to Brazil’s Alan Oliveira on
\nSunday, his first 200m defeat in nine years, South African
\nPistorius used a post-race interview to question the legitimacy
\nof his defeat.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius suggested that his opponent’s prosthetics were too
\nlong which had artificially lengthened his stride, giving him an
\nunfair advantage.<\/p>\n

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His comments sparked controversy and the South African,
\nknown as the “Blade Runner”, later expressed regret over the
\ntiming of his outburst but the sprinter stuck to his complaint
\nthat IPC rules allowed athletes to have an artificially long
\nstride length.<\/p>\n

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IPC communications director Craig Spence said the body had
\nreceived a formal letter from the CEO of the South African
\nParalympic Committee requesting an urgent investigation into
\nclaims that athletes were using different size blades for
\nsemi-finals and finals and in different events.<\/p>\n

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Spence said they had found no evidence and it was
\n“difficult for us to investigate any further”.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“We met with coaches of the relevant athletes in the Village
\nyesterday – I have to say there was quite a look of shock on the
\ncoaches’ faces when we put this to them,” Spence said on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n

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“We will look at the measurements from the call room today,
\nbut we won’t continue investigating unless the South Africans
\ncome to us with evidence.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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