When Science Collides: The Blake Leeper Controversy Unpacked
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Science and Sport Podcast - Peter Way and Ross Roskett
Peter Way was involved in the research project that led to Blake Leopener being banned from using his prosthetic limbs. He says there are two groups on opposite sides of this issue, one arguing for an enhancement of performance and performance advantages. The other argues against saying that we should include double amputees on prosthetic limbs in able-bodied Olympics and able-bodied athletics events because there's no advantage. We're going to get into all these, because as you say, this is like a movie and we're going to meet the characters and we'll understand their personalities as we go. And if we go all the way back to Oscar Pistorius, and the moment that he first walks
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