{"id":12112,"date":"2012-07-05T00:13:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T22:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/update-1-olympics-s-africa-name-pistorius-in-london-games-team\/"},"modified":"2012-07-05T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T22:13:41","slug":"update-1-olympics-s-africa-name-pistorius-in-london-games-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-olympics-s-africa-name-pistorius-in-london-games-team\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Olympics-S.Africa name Pistorius in London Games team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Pistorius to compete in 400 metres and 4×400 relay<\/span><\/p>\n

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* First double-amputee to compete on track at Olympic Games<\/p>\n

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* One of the proudest days of my life, he says<\/p>\n

(Adds details)<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, July 4 (Reuters) – Double-amputee Oscar
\nPistorius will compete in the individual 400 metres and the
\n4x400m relay for South Africa at the London Olympics, a member
\nof South Africa’s Olympic federation said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius’s inclusion in the relay team meant the
\ndouble-amputee athlete would also be able to take part in the
\n400m individual race, Tubby Reddy, chief executive of South
\nAfrica’s Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc)
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades,
\nwill become the first double-amputee athlete to compete on the
\ntrack at an Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

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His chance of taking in the 400m individual event looked to
\nhave eluded him when he failed to reach a second A qualifying
\nstandard time before Sascoc’s cut-off on June 30.<\/p>\n

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The 25-year-old, known as the ‘Blade Runner, had achieved
\nthe A qualifying time once this season when he clocked 45.20 in
\nSouth Africa in March but Sascoc required their athletes to
\nachieve the time twice, with one of the times being at an
\ninternational meet.<\/p>\n

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However, Pistorius’s inclusion on the relay team opened up
\nhis opportunity to race in the 400m.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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