“We’re not racing a fair race here," he said immediately after the race. The regulations (allow) that athletes can make themselves unbelievably high. Pistorius, who won a legal battle to compete wearing carbon-fiber blades alongside able-bodied runners at the Olympics last month, suggested that Oliveira ran with longer prosthesis than should be allowed. I've brought it up with the IPC but nothing's been done about it. "We've tried to address the issue with them in the weeks up to this and it's just been falling on deaf ears." "Not taking away from Alan's performance _ he's a great athlete _ but these guys are a lot taller and you can't compete (with the) stride length," Pistorius said in a broadcast interview. The South African double amputee had the support of compatriot Arnu Fourie, who finished fourth and questioned Oliveira's lengthened blades 
 
 "Ask anyone out there _ does it look weird? Oliveira won gold in 21.45 seconds after overtaking Pistorius at the line at Olympic Stadium in the T44 classification race in front of a capacity 80,000-strong crowd.
– Oscar Pistorius, one of the most acclaimed Paralympic athletes of all time, suffered a stunning defeat yesterday in the T43/44 200 meters, his first-ever loss in that distance at the Paralympics, reports the Telegraph. Brazil’s Alan Oliveira won with a time of 21.45 seconds, earning accusations from Pistorius (who finished in 21.52) that his prosthetic limbs were too long, and thus violated the International Paralympic Committee's regulations. “We’re not racing a fair race here," Pistorius said right after the race. "The regulations say that you can make yourself unbelievably high." Pistorius said the evidence is in the video, as Oliveira was shorter than him at racing events last year, but now is taller. "Not taking away from Alan's performance—he's a great athlete—but these guys are a lot taller and you can't compete (with the) stride length," said Pistorius. However, the IPC said Oliveira's prosthetics were completely legal, according to the AP. "All athletes were measured today prior to competition by a classifier and all were approved for competition," said the IPC in a statement. Pistorius has since apologized, kind of, via a statement reported by the BBC: "That was Alan's moment and I would like to put on record the respect I have for him. I want to apologize for the timing of my comments but I do believe there is an issue here."