This is Tanni Grey-Thompson, a Welsh woman who was born with spina bifida and has become one of the greatest wheelchair athletes in history, with 11 gold medals in the Paralympics.Her status as a great Paralympian makes Grey-Thompson a person whose opinion is often sought on issues related to athletes with disabilities. And her opinion about Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who will be allowed to run on his prosthetic limbs in the Olympics, might surprise some people.
Although she begins by saying she's personally happy for Pistorius that he'll be able to pursue his dreams, she also makes clear that she doesn't think what's good for Pistorius is good for other athletes, able-bodied and not:
Pistorius is an admirable person whom everyone wants to cheer for, but that doesn't mean he's right in this case. Grey-Thompson makes some important points."It worries me that the Paralympics may become a b-final. If no one else makes it through to the able-bodied event, then the Paralympics becomes something for those people who don't make it.
"I have concerns about whether his prosthetic limbs would give him an unfair advantage or possibly a disadvantage."
