better than a goddess.

oscar pistorius, who was born without fibulas and runs on carbon fiber appendages, has won his appeal to compete in the beijing olympics.

>>[A] scientific investigation carried out by the Institute of Biomechanics at Cologne University last November found that the blades gave him a clear competitive edge over such athletes. . . . [The Court of Arbitration for Sport]'s three-man panel decided that the IAAF, which claimed that Pistorius benefited from a 'technical device', did not prove that claim to a sufficient extent.

The CAS statement added: "On the basis of the evidence brought by the experts called by both parties, the Panel was not persuaded that there was sufficient evidence of any metabolic advantage in favour of a double amputee using the Cheetah Flex-Foot.<<