Alan Oliveira’s wonthe 200m and Oscar Pistorius, predestined to win it, is opened a discussion on the correctness of the length of the blade of his opponent. The Brazilian has indeed used blades a few inches longer than those of which he had served until recently, while remaining within the limits set by Regulation Paralympics. Pistorius says that the greater length of the blades has provided a significant advantage to Oliveira. Beyond tof the opportunity to do now this battle of the blades, these statements seem more due to non-acceptance of defeat and of no longer being the only athlete in the world to this time. In case Pistorius posed the question about the value of the blades. If they really provide an advantage it should not be allowed to compete with the able-bodied athletes and even less with those who run with a single prosthesis. These are issues that should be dealt with beings outside of competition controversy and in the field of scientific research applied to human movement.
