Maui5150 wrote:
I think the intent on the rule is meant to level the playing field, but it is misguided, insensitive and endangers or impairs the athletes life. This is less about what little visual clues the person lives with on a daily basis, but more of taking someone who is impaired and INCREASING their impairment to race. This unfamiliarity and loss of the horizon and equilibrium puts them at a severe disadvantage compared to someone who has adapted and lives their lives without any sightI agree with the bolded portion completely. The rule, on it's face, makes no sense to me.
The problem I have is that tris are something that we choose to do. We are not forced to participate. When I choose to participate in a sporting event, I follow the rules that the organizer has established. If I don't like them, I have the option of not participating.