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Pistorius misses out on SA Olympic squad
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been left out of South Africa's Olympic team for the Beijing Games.
After failing to meet the qualifying standard to run in the 400 meters, Pistorius was also left off the 4x400m relay team after Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene confirmed that four other athletes had faster times than him.
Pistorius has battled with authorities for months, winning an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to allow him to race against able-bodied athletes and more recently facing concerns that he could pose a danger to other athletes.
But Pistorius fell short of the 400m qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, although on Wednesday he recorded a personal best of 46.25.
He said in May that his legal battles had prevented him from focusing on training, and that it might be more realistic to aim at qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics.
"From the beginning, we knew that he had to qualify," said his manager PeetVan Zyl. "We didn't expect him to be granted any special opportunity or anything. The rules are the rules." Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been left out of South Africa's Olympic team for the Beijing Games. ... more -
Blade Runner: The Amazing Oscar Pistorius Wins His Olympics Appeal
Oscar Pistorius, the amazing double-amputee runner, can compete to win a place on South Africa's Olympic team. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that his prosthetic limbs don't give him an advantage over other runners, reversing a January ruling that was made against Pistorius by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
Using the blades, his adaptive prosthetic equipment, Pistorius has already broken Paralympic records in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events. And while he did not meet the Olympic qualifying times for those races, last year Pistorius finished second in the 400 meter event at the 2007 South African National Championships, which should make him competitive in his attempt to win a place on South Africa’s Olympic 4×400 meter relay team.
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Oscar Pistorius Suffers Beijing Olympics Blow
Oscar Pistorius says he will look at every legal loophole to find a way into the Olympic Games after the International Association of Athletics Federations confirmed yesterday that his prosthetic limbs are a technical aid and he cannot run in their events. Oscar Pistorius says he will look at every legal loophole to find a way into the Olympic Games after the International Association of ... more
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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Barred from Olympics
Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee athlete, has been ruled ineligible to compete at the Olympic Games by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The findings of a two-day independent investigation into whether Pistorius's prosthetic running limbs constituted an unfair advantage over other athletes were announced this morning.
An IAAF statement said that the South African's "cheetah" running blades were technical aids and as such were in clear contravention of IAAF rules. This means effectively that he is banned from competing against able-bodied athletes.
Verdict is set to be appealed at Court of Arbitration for Sport after IAAF decision. Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee athlete, has been ruled ineligible to compete at the Olympic Games by the International Associatio... more
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