IAAF block Pistorius bid

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The International Association of Athletics Federations announced their decision on Monday after studying the findings of a two-day independent scientific investigation last November.

Their statement said the 21-year-old South African's "cheetah" blades were technical aids in clear contravention of IAAF rules, effectively banning him from competing against able-bodied athletes.

The IAAF statement read: "It is evident that an athlete using the "cheetah" prosthetic is able to run at the same speed as able-bodied athletes with lower energy consumption.

"Running with prosthetic blades leads to less vertical motion combined with less mechanical work for lifting the body.

"As well as this, the energy loss in the blade is significantly lower than in the human ankle joints in sprinting at maximum speed.

"An athlete using this prosthetic blade has a demonstrable mechanical advantage (more than 30 per cent) when compared to someone not using the blade."

The IAAF announcement confirmed the opinion expressed last month by Professor Peter Bruggemann, who conducted the research at the German Sport University in Cologne.

Pistorius' only course of action now appears to be an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).