{"id":14223,"date":"2012-09-03T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T13:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/paralympics-pistorius-sorry-over-timing-of-outburst\/"},"modified":"2012-09-03T15:39:33","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T13:39:33","slug":"paralympics-pistorius-sorry-over-timing-of-outburst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/paralympics-pistorius-sorry-over-timing-of-outburst\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympics-Pistorius ‘sorry’ over timing of outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

Sept 3<\/span> (Reuters) – South Africa’s ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar
\nPistorius has expressed regret over the timing of his outburst
\nfollowing his shock loss to Brazil’s Alan Oliveira in the 200
\nmetres final at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Pistorius streaked into an early lead and was almost 10
\nmetres ahead as the athletes came into the home straight but the
\nBrazilian launched a stunning fightback and surged to victory
\nover the final few metres.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The result left the South African double amputee, who was
\ndefending his 100m, 200m and 400m Paralympic titles from
\nBeijing, seething and he claimed his opponent’s prosthetic
\nblades were too long.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, the sprinter stuck to his claim
\nbut apologised for raising his concerns immediately after.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I want to apologise for the timing of my comments but I do
\nbelieve that there is an issue here,” said the 25-year-old, who
\nlast month became the first double amputee to run in the
\nOlympics and made the 400 metres semi-finals.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I accept that raising these concerns immediately as I
\nstepped off the track was wrong.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“That was Alan’s moment and I would like to put on record
\nthe respect I have for him.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am a proud Paralympian and believe in the fairness of
\nsport. I am happy to work with the IPC (International Paralympic
\nCommittee) who obviously share these aims.”<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by John
\nO’Brien)<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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