{"id":14169,"date":"2012-09-02T03:34:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T01:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/update-1-paralympics-pistorius-smashes-200m-world-record-in-london-opener\/"},"modified":"2012-09-02T03:34:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T01:34:17","slug":"update-1-paralympics-pistorius-smashes-200m-world-record-in-london-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-paralympics-pistorius-smashes-200m-world-record-in-london-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Paralympics-Pistorius smashes 200m world record in London opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON, Sept 1<\/span> (Reuters) – South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius
\nbegan his London Paralympic campaign in scintillating fashion as
\nhe smashed the 200 metres T44 world record in his heat on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius ran 21.30, shaving more than half a second off the
\nprevious record set by Brazilian Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira
\nin an earlier heat.<\/p>\n

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The 25-year-old, who is dubbed the ‘Blade Runner’, is
\ndefending the 100m, 200m and 400m Olympic titles he won in
\nBeijing four years ago.<\/p>\n

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Pistorius, who wears carbon fibre prosthetic blades after
\nhe was born without a fibula in both legs, became the first
\ndouble amputee to run in the Olympics, where he made the 400
\nmetres semi-finals.<\/p>\n

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“I’m so happy to be back here This crowd is as awesome as
\nthey were a couple of weeks ago. I’m happy with the time and
\ntomorrow is the big race and I am looking forward to that,” he
\ntold Britain’s Channel 4.<\/p>\n

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“To be out here representing our country in such an amazing
\nstadium is so amazing.”<\/p>\n

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Pistorius, who was roared around the Olympic stadium by a
\npassionate London crowd, is now the hot favourite to clinch 200m
\ngold in Sunday’s final.<\/p>\n

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His scorching time has given him confidence that he might be
\nable to complete the clean sweep as he did in China four years
\nago, although he admits the 100m is where he will face his
\nstiffest test.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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