Last Updated: 2:03am GMT 01/10/2008

Oscar Pistorius’ dream of competing against able-bodied athletes at the Beijing Olympics will end today with the conclusion of a report into his carbon-fibre blades.

	Blades of glory: but Oscar Pistorius' prosthetics rule him out

The South African, 21, will be told by the International Association of Athletics Federations that his J-shaped blades constitute a contravention of their rule banning technical aids.

The IAAF decision follows a series of tests carried out last November on Pistorius and his prosthetics.

Conducted at the German Sports University biomechanic laboratory and with a £50,000 bill paid for by the IAAF, the tests were designed to establish if the £2,000 Cheetah Flex Foot gave the South African an advantage.

The IAAF refused to discuss the content of the report but in comments to a German newspaper, Professor Peter Bruggeman, who led the tests, said: “He has a considerable advantage compared with athletes without prosthetic limbs who have undergone the same tests.”

The decision by the IAAF’s ruling Council will...