Yesterday's meet in Lignano Italy will undoubtedly be one of the happiest memories for 400m runner Oscar Pistorious. The South African track sensation who runs with carbon fibre prosthetic running blades, dug deep to record a winning time of 45.07 seconds, finally qualifying for the World Championships in late August.
The double amputee has spent much of his season chasing the IAAF's 400m qualifying mark and to know he made it on his last attempt, speaks volumes of his determination. 45.07 is a very decent time considering the A standard for 400m is 45.25 . To put it into perspective Olympian and sports broadcaster Ato Bolton says only fourteen male athletes have run faster in this event in 2011.
Pistorius will be the first amputee to qualify for the world championships. So how does Pistorious feel about this phenomenal achievement? See for yourself:
Pistorius had a previous best of 45.61 which is inside the IAAF's B standard for the event, his new time means he's proudly on South Africa's team and will definitely compete.
There's still a lot of speculation on whether or not Pistorious actually has an advantage over other athletes, however we won't get into that today. For now, I say it was amazing to see this man achieve something many (including myself) thought was impossible. The bigger question now is " Will he make it to the final?" based on his accomplishment anything is indeed possible.
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