From Nasa Tech Briefs

a South African sprinter who wants to be the
first amputee runner to compete in the Olympics. He is facing  
resistance from
track and field?s governing body, which is seeking to bar him on the  
grounds
that the technology of his prosthetic legs may give him an unfair  
advantage
over sprinters using their natural legs.

My feeling is that the Olympics are an idea whose time has come and  
gone.
Who will care about the fastest "natural" sprinter in the world if  
enhanced people
can do things that exceed "natural" folks ?  I know that I would  
not.  It is sort of
like the "special" Olympics.  A nice thing to support and who cares  
who the winner
is ?

Cedric
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