(Fixes spelling of gracious in headline and para 13)
By Toby Davis
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – There was more disappointment at
the Paralympics for South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius after he was
left trailing in the wake of Britain’s Jonnie Peacock in the
men’s 100m final on Thursday.
Pistorius, who courted controversy last week when he
complained that his opponent’s blades were too long after losing
in the 200m final, could only finish fourth behind Peacock,
American Richard Browne and South Africa’s Arnu Fourie.
Peacock stormed out of the blocks and finished five
hundredths of a second outside the world record in a time of
10.90.
It was the first time in the Paralympics that anyone had run
under 11 seconds.
“I didn’t think it was quite going to be that crazy,”
Peacock told Britain’s Channel Four.
“I was thinking who is going to get the biggest cheer Oscar
or me. This time I actually knew I could push. My drive phase
was probably the best it has ever been in the race. It was
crazy.
“I should have run quicker than that. I should be going
about 3/10ths faster than that. I got up to 60-70 metres and I
thought I can win this.”
Continued…
