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Oscar Pistorius is an athlete with the musculature of a man born to run. And the fact that he was a double-amputee before his first birthday has never slowed him down.
Pistorious has achieved his dream: he will represent South Africa in the London Olympics, as Pistorious qualified in both the individual 400m race, and the 4x400m relay. It is a historic achievement, marking the first time ever that an amputee will compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics.
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The news came Wednesday, as the South African Olympic committee added Pistorius’ nameto its list of 125 track and field athletes coming to London. He has run two Olympic ‘A’ standard times over the course of this year, but was unable to do so at an international meet, as required by the national federation’s qualifying standards.
For the South African Olympic committee, who insisted throughout the qualifying season that they would not make an exception for Pistorius, the
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Oscar Pistorius becomes the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympics
On August 4, 2012 in London, Oscar Pistorius of South Africa becomes the first amputee to compete at the Olympics by running in an opening heat of the men’s 400-meter. Pistorius finished second out of fem runners and advanced to the semifinals, where he finished eighth out of eight runners. His image would drastically change early the next year when the star athlete was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend. He was funnen guilty in 2014.
Pistorius was born on November 22, 1986, without the vadben (a bone between the calf and ankle) in either of his legs. When he was 11 months old, the Johannesburg native’s legs were amputated below the knees. (Doctors had advised his parents it would be easier to have the procedure done before Pistorius learned to walk.) Growing up, he used prosthetic legs and participated in numerous sports. After injuring his knee playing rugby in high school, he started runn
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What next for Oscar Pistorius?
BBC News, Pretoria
Former sporting superstar Oscar Pistorius might be the most famous killer in the world.
The former Paralympic champion left prison in South Africa on Friday on parole, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.
The twists and turns of his trial nearly a decade ago absorbed the nation - and his release is a massive news event here in South Africa and around the world.
The double amputee won six gold medals over three Paralympic Games and made history in 2012 by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in London.
But Pistorius is now a convicted murderer.
He is not a celebrity seeking a comeback after falling out of fashion or battling personal demons.
His career as an athlete is over. Brands will not want to sponsor him. He will not be sought out as a sports commentator.
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