Sunday, July 8, 2012

Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee athlete, will run in the London Olympics

South African athlete wins a battle that lasted for years and is authorized to participate in the test of 4x400 relay, at the Olympic Games in London 2012.

Barely one year when he had no part of both legs. What could become a nightmare, before it became an unbelievable strength of victory, a real proof of life. Trained for years, until you get to Olympic glory, the first Paralympic Games, now with the possibility of repeating the most respected.

Oscar Pistorius, the famous double-amputee runner, has leave of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to participate in the 2012 London Olympics. The South African struggled for years against the ban can not be present in the most important event of world sport.

In 2008, for example, the athlete managed to the minimum necessary to travel to Beijing, but would eventually be banned. At the time, the Olympic Committee have argued that due to his prosthetics, Pistorius would have in the race advantage over opponents.

Now if the picture changes and 'Blade Runner', as is known, will even participate in the London Olympics, the proof of 4x400 relay, defending the colors of South Africa.

The ateta 25 years used the social network Twitter to thank family, friends, colleagues and even adversaries, classifying this data as the happiest day of your life.

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Oscar Pistorius today won four Paralympic medals. In 2004 he won two Paralympic Games of Athens 2004, a bronze in the 100 meters and a gold in the 200. At the 2005 World Cup Paralympic athletics, won two more, 100 and 200 meters.

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