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Amputee Is German Long Jump Champion

Posted by timothy on from the we-are-all-augmented dept.

hweimer (709734) writes "German long jumper Markus Rehm has written sports history yesterday, becoming the first disabled athlete to win a national able-bodied championship. His jump to 8.24 meters put him on the 9th place of the current season rankings and make him egligible to compete in the upcoming European championships, further sparking the debate whether his prosthetic leg provides him with an unfair advantage."

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  1. Re:Body integrity identity disorder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What are you talking about?

    You could easily design a similar advantagous device and attach it to your perfectly fine leg. Yet that is not allowed (for good reasons I'd say).

  2. Re:Don't care by TrollstonButterbeans · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That isn't true. Sports don't exist to be elitist and show others that you're better than they are.

    That is the definition of "competition".

    You find competition in everything whether you are talking elite coders, spelling bee champions, among sales people and amongst companies.

    Some people said Steve Jobs was "elitist".

    Competition brings out those characteristics. Sports is a way that it is done where the arena is physical prowess.

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