Summer Paralympic Sports




Exclusive: Pistorius is getting "F1 advantage" and should not compete in Olympics, says South African sports scientist

By Mike Rowbottom

Oscar_Pistorius_wins_200m_World_Championship_January_24_2011_thumb130_August 14 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision to allow South Africa's multiple Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius to compete against able-bodied athletes was "a complete farce", according to a fellow South African sports scientist, Dr Ross Tucker, who compares the technological advances involved in making Pistorius's prosthetic blade "legs" to those in Formula One.










Greaves goes for gold at the Palace

By David Gold

Dan_Greaves_08-08-11August 4 - Discus thrower Dan Greaves is aiming to break the 60 metre mark at the Aviva London Grand Prix on Saturday (August 6) as he gears up for the London 2012 Paalympics.

Pistorius has high hopes for Ireland's Smyth in South Korea

By David Gold

Jason_Smyth_03-08-11July 30 - South Africa's Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is hoping that he is joined on the plane to Daegu for the IAAF World Championships later this month by visually impaired sprinter Jason Smyth (pictured), who, after missing January's IPC Athletics World Championships due to an injury, is now pushing hard to compete in Korea.