2012 Olympics: Who are you following?

[Sundae]

Lamp, there has been a lot of controversy in allowing Pistorius to compete as an able-bodied man. He has had no special consideration - it had been tried and tested and accepted that his prothetics are intended to compensate for the fact that he is a double amputee, not to give him an advantage over those lucky enough to have legs made of flesh and blood.

The Olympics authorities wanted Pistorius to start the relay, as the first 400m is run in lanes and they felt this would be safer for other athletes because there is less chance of a collision (in which his madly flailing blades might cause harm). However the simple mechanics of movement mean Oscar is at a disadvantage racing from a standing start, and the South Africans stuck to their guns and put him in third. That suited his particular style better, but gave him no more of an advantage than any other runner chosen to start in that position. It's common sense - you put your best starter on the start line.

The irony being that it was a rogue able-bodied Kenyan that took out Mogawane, denied the SA team the chance of finishing the race and may in fact deny Mogawane the chance of competing in the final yet due to injury.

And yes, had any other team been knocked out of the competition by a runner wiping out a member of their team, they would have been allowed to compete again. The runner affected was not Oscar Pistorius, so neither he nor his legs have anything to do with the decision.

Then again, maybe they let have have another go because they're black. It's political cirrectness gone mad I tell you!