Very inspirational story.Double amputee Pistorius makes Olympic history
By Pirate Irwin - AFP
South Africa's
Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double
amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics.
Pistorius, who had both legs amputated below the knee before he was aged one, because of a congenital condition, runs on carbon fibre blades.
He is also due to run in the 4x400m relay at the Games.
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