[lostalex]

There are many sports in the Paralympics in which able-bodied people could participate in without having any advantage. for instance, if you put an able bodied person in a wheel chair, how would they have any advantage over a disabled person?

We've seen Oscar Pistorious compete along side able-bodied athletes, so why shouldn't the reverse also be acceptable?

It seems to me that if an able-bodied person has no advantage over a disabled person in a particular sport, sports in which having extra limbs doesn't give you an advantage, then they should be allowed to compete.

What do you think?

An able-bodied person in a wheel chair, playing wheel chair basketball would not be at any advantage. He's not using his legs in any way, so why shouldn't everyone be allowed to play wheel chair basketball?