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Pistorius sorry over blades fury

The original "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius has apologised for the timing of his comments about the blades used by Brazillian Alan Oliveira who beat him to the T44 200m gold last night. He claimed Oliveira had an unfair advantage.

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Pistorius risks Olympic ban if he lengthens his blades

The length of running blades used by athletes for the Paralympics is worked out using a complex formula based on the proportions of the body.

But Pistorius also competes in the able-bodied competition and if he changes the length of blades he could find himself disqualified.

Craig Spence from the International Paralympic Committee explained to Alastair Stewart that he would have to keep the same blades to compete in both.

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