Wednesday, August 10, 2011

DoubleAmputee Sprinter Pistorius First to Compete in World Championships

Oscar Pistorius of South Africa just qualified for the 400-meter and the 4x400-meter relay races at this year's World Championships, his first trip there.

That's an amazing feat in itself, but made more amazing as Pistorius is a double amputee, using two carbon-fiber Cheetah prosthetic legs to run. He'll be the first-ever amputee athlete to perform at the event.

Source:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-08/double-amputee-sprinter-oscar-pistorius-will-be-first-amputee-compete-world-championships

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