Pistorious takes blades to court

Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorious, is fighting to run at the summer’s Beijing Olympics. The 21 year old, said: “ I’m appealing for all the disabled athletes. We deserve to compete in the Beijing Olympics and at the highest level.”

Pistorious was born without fibulas, the long thin bone, between the knee and at 11 years old he lost both of his legs because they were amputated.    

Scientific study revealed that Pistorious nicknamed "Blade Runner", used 25% less energy than able-bodied runners to run at the same speed.
Last summer, he finished second in a 'B' race in 46.90 seconds at the Rome Golden League in July and; two days later, he was disqualified for running out of his lane in Sheffield.

His agent Peet van Zyl told BBC Sport that he and Pistorius would sit down with their legal team to decide how to take their case forward.                                                         
It is likely that Pistorius will lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Pistorius, who holds the Paralympic world record of 46.34 seconds, spent two days in Cologne last November undergoing tests alongside five able-bodied athletes of similar ability.
Professor Peter Bruggemann's research concluded an athlete using the "Cheetah prosthetic" could run at the same speed as able-bodied athletes but use less energy.
Pistorius's Paralympic world record of 46.34 seconds is also some way off the best able-bodies athletes.
The fastest active athlete is American Jeremy Wariner, whose best time is 43.50secs, while fellow countryman Michael Johnson holds the world record at 43.18.
At last year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, Pistorius won the Helen Rollason Award, given annually to an athlete showing courage in the face of adversity.
The appeal continues………