Athletes and Prosthetics

I got inspiration this week after I read an article in ESPN the Magazine about athletes and prosthetics. The article told about the advances in artificial body parts and told the stories of several athletes around the world making strides to become active in sports. 
After reading the article I went online to find more on the advances of individuals with prosthetics and found some interesting stories. Many of the stories have to do with war veterans who lost arms or legs in combat and are now trying to incorporate there old lifestyles in with their changed body. I found it interesting that in almost all the stories there are people becoming extremely skilled with their prosthetics and are pressuring sports, such as running, skiing and golf, to let them participate competitively. 
The ESPN story went into detail about how and why athletes with prosthetics are not being allowed to compete. The advances in technology are now so great that in one case where a sprinter wanted to compete in the Olympics was denied because a committee believed they would have an advantage over the others. This looks to be a case that will become more of an issue as technology continues to develop at a faster rate then evolution. 
The great thing about the technology as it has given people another chance to enjoy the things they love to do. Every year there is a veterans event held in the mountains of Colorado where all kinds of veterans with disabilities get a chance to ski using new and improved forms of skiing technology.