‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius on South Africa Squad for Track Worlds
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Oscar Pistorius will be the first amputee sprinter to compete at a world championship after being named in South Africa’s squad for the event in South Korea.
The 24-year-old double amputee, known as “the Blade Runner,” will be South Africa’s sole participant in the 400-meter race and the 4x400 meter relay, according to a statement on his agent’s website. The World Athletics Championships begin Aug. 27 in Daegu.