South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won his appeal to compete in the Beijing Olympics this summer, after it was decided that track and field's governing body didn't sufficiently demonstrate that his carbon-fiber prosthetics give him a competitive advantage over able-bodied sprinters. Pistorius still must qualify for the Games individually and as a member of the South African relay team.

As I opined in a previous post, Pististorius had the stronger argument. and this week's ruling is a victory for disabled athlethes, as well as a triumph of common sense and the human spirit. A link to the ESPN.com story on the Pistorius case is below, as well as a link to an ESPN the Magazine article about the possible next wave in scientific and technological advancements that could benefit athletes with disabilities. Enjoy. 

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3398915

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3357051