Africa - Voice of America: S. African Double-Amputee to Compete in Olympics

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S. African Double-Amputee to Compete in Olympics Jul 4th 2012, 14:19 South African runner Oscar Pistorius is set to become the first amputee to compete in the Olympics. The South African Olympic committee said Wednesday that it had selected Pistorius, 25, a double amputee, to run in the individual 400 meters and the 4 X 400 relay. Pistorius is nicknamed "the Blade Runner" because he runs on carbon fiber blades. Pistorius expressed gratitude on the social networking site Twitter.  He tweeted, "Thank you to everyone that has made me the ... Media files: 114F1234-C519-4B9F-A1D3-D9198258EBDC_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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