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the rules, with all the finalists measured before the race. The IPC also confirmed that
Pistorius had raised the issue of blade length with it six weeks prior to the race. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee issued a statement welcoming Pistorius's apology for his outburst and declared their full support for him and promised to assist him in discussions with the IPC about the issue of lengthened prosthetics after the conclusion of the Games. The IPC expressed willingness to engage with Pistorius about the issue. Australian runner
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don’t know the half of it. Do you know what it’s like? Four years of my life. One minute three, I could have destroyed everyone… in front of a six thousand home crowd. I'll never get this opportunity ever, ever, ever again." He had to be physically restrained by the team mechanic. He later returned to the arena to apologise to the crowd, saying, "I would like to apologise for my language, I think that even after all that noise you might have been able to hear my language… Congratulations to all my fellow competitors."
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of Brazil. Pistorius took silver, and then created a controversy by complaining about the length of
Oliveira's blades. He later apologized for the timing of his remarks, but not the content of his complaint. The IPC confirmed the length of Oliveira’s blades were proportional to his body according to
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attracted criticism for his reaction to a disqualification in the C4/C5 1 km time trial, which followed a dispute over a starting gate opening. He was quoted as shouting at his coaches, "I fell out of the gate because the fucking gate didn't open. Everybody else gets the fucking re-ride… you
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was tested positive for steroids. Rakitin competed in the men's under-90kg class, but Marfin was prevented from taking part in the 100-plus kg class, and
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617:"Paralympics 2012: Channel 4 under fire over opening ceremony adverts"
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220:Victoria Arlen reclassification
890:Paralympic Games controversies
238:S6 400m Freestyle world record
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274:The Last Leg With Adam Hills
244:Jody Cundy disqualification
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488:. London. 30 August 2012.
470:. London. 29 August 2012.
885:2012 Summer Paralympics
281:Oscar Pistorius remarks
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100:Chronological summary
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344:human growth hormone
342:tested positive for
188:A number of notable
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