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News 24
| 10 months ago
Gold medal swimmer Chad Le Clos headed the list of Google searches for South African Olympic athletes in the past week, the search engine said on Wednesday. "Proud South Africans have crowded the streets as well as the internet, showing their support...
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Washington Post
| 10 months ago
Pistorius was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, it is "too easy to credit (his) success to technology." We lose sight of the mental and emotional components that go into becoming a champion by focusing only on the...
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The Daily Courier
| 10 months ago
You may know Pistorius as the South African runner who lost his lower legs just below the knee before he was a year old. The effervescent 25-year old is a veritable fountain of inspiration to anyone who has heard of him and his accomplishments. He is...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Hottest Olympic Male Track & Field Athletes On Sunday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the 100-meter dash in 9.63 seconds, and set an Olympic record as the only man to win consecutive gold medals in the track and field event at two Summer Games.
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Ten of thousands of tickets have been sold in the run up to the Paralympics as people flock to see Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius and other Paralympians compete at London 2012. The Olympics have sparked a fresh surge of interest in the Paralympics, and...
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PRWeb
| 10 months ago
August 06, 2012 Oscar Pistorius insisted he was not at the London Olympics to prove a point as he bowed out of the 400 metres. The 25-year-old, who made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete in an Olympics, finished last in his...
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PRWeb
| 10 months ago
I didn't know whether to cry or be happy. "It was the most amazing experience. I have competed so many times in the UK this crowd feels like a second home to me." Pistorius has also been selected in South Africa's 4x400m relay team at...
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The Steamboat Pilot
| 10 months ago
Tom Ross Steamboat Springs Michael Phelps can lay claim to being the most decorated Olympian of all time, and Missy Franklin just might be the best high school swimmer of all time, but the 2012 Summer Olympian most likely to be remembered a century...
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The Arlington Advocate
| 10 months ago
Mars landing of Curiosity , a car-sized mobile science laboratory...Check this out: Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius made history after qualifying for the track and field semifinals by becoming the first double-amputee athlete to compete in the...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius says the world has not seen the best of him, after he achieved his goal of reaching the 400m semi-final at the London Olympics on Sunday night. Pistorius bowed out of the race with his head held high as the capacity...
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International Herald Tribune
| 10 months ago
Usain Bolt is still the Olympic champion at 100 meters, having won in the fastest collective 100-meter race ever with a time of 9.63 seconds. Sanya Richards-Ross is the first American to win the Olympic women's 400 since 1984...Oscar Pistorius, the...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Story Even many of the crusty cynics in the media seemed to allow that the double amputee was both a good story and a humble, honest subject willing to dedicate hours and hours to their questions, moving him up in a notch on their hit lists...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
Usain Bolt successfully defended his Olympic title, now it's up to pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva to do the same. The Russia n star will be going for an unprecedented third straight Olympic gold in London on Monday, a night after Bolt stunned the...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Articles While many in the United Kingdom were celebrating Murray's victory, there were also many who were left disappointed by the result of the day's football match. South Korea upset Great Britain in a penalty shootout (5-4) to advance to the...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Articles In track and field, Bolt once again dominated his competition. The Jamaican runner broke ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter dash to win the gold medal. His time, 9.63 seconds, is the second fastest time ever recorded in the event...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 10 months ago
Pulling away from the pack with every long stride, Usain Bolt crossed the finish line and wagged his right index finger...Only sixth-fastest of the eight runners to the halfway mark Sunday night, Bolt erased that deficit and overwhelmed a star-...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
The 25-year-old received a huge ovation as he took to the blocks in his semifinal , but finished last place in his race with a time of 46.53 seconds, Xinhua reported early Monday. Pistorius made history Saturday when he became the first person to...
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NY Daily News
| 10 months ago
Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 10:30 PM Lee Jin-man/AP Sanya Richards Ross from the U.S. holds her national flag and celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter final during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after being born without a fibula in both legs, is the first double-amputee to run in the Games and was given a rapturous welcome when he went out on to the track. But the pace was too hot...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 10 months ago
The quest of Oscar Pistorius to reach the 400-meter Olympic finals ended here Sunday night when his artificial legs finally could not keep up with the able-bodied runners around him. Pistorius, the so-called "Blade Runner" because of the wispy carbon...
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The Hartford Courant
| 10 months ago
Oscar Pistorius ' Olympic journey ended in the semifinals of the men's 400 Sunday night, but he will be remembered for much more than his time or placement. Pistorius, who became the first double amputee to compete in the Games alongside able-bodied...
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The Globe & Mail
| 10 months ago
Story Pistorius gives the thumbs-up sign after qualifying for the semi-finals in the Men's 400-metre race. Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures before competing in a men's 100-metre heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer...
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The independent
| 10 months ago
Suggested Topics His personal fairytale ended tonight when he failed to qualify for the 400m final, but for disabled people worldwide the historic performance of Oscar Pistorius has redefined the possible. The 25-year-old South African dubbed blade...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius failed to qualify for the Olympic Games men's 400m final on Sunday. The 25-year-old had on Saturday become the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics, but he was never in...
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GMA News
| 10 months ago
Oscar Pistorius failed in his bid to reach the Olympic 400 meters final on Sunday when the South African double-amputee finished last in his semi-final. Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after being born without a fibula...
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Miami Herald
| 10 months ago
Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius failed to reach the Olympic final of the 400 meters, following up a bad start with a slow race and finishing last in his semifinal heat. The first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics never stood a chance...
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
For those following the story of South Africa's Oscar Pistorius the so-called Blade Runner who has artificial legs below the knees and has made Olympics history by qualifying for today's semi-finals in the men's 400-meters race here's a heads up: The...
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Celebuzz
| 10 months ago
Like the men's swim team, American swimmers Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt nabbed gold in the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. The ladies not only beat out silver medalist Australia by a margin of two seconds, but they also...
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TMZ
| 10 months ago
UFC president Dana White doesn't think a guy with a prosthetic limb can compete in UFC -- a la Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius -- but he does think it's time for his sport to become an Olympic one. Last night outside Mr. Chow, White talked about...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 10 months ago
Oscar Pistorius made history in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday when he became the first amputee to run in the Games. Just to have got there was extraordinary, after a five-year fight for the right to compete on equal terms at the highest level. The...
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
His first heat Saturday made history because Pistorius has artificial legs...NPR's Howard Berkes looks at an unprecedented Olympic quest some are not ready to accept.
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Long jumper Khotso Mokoena could not repeat his silver medal performance from four years ago in Saturday's long jump final at the London Olympic Games, finishing in eight place. Mokoena, South Africa's only medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games,...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
Accolades poured in on Sunday for South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, who became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics. Sunday newspapers' front pages splashed images of the 25-year-old finishing second in his heat...
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Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun
| 10 months ago
This is a debate between the head and the heart, and the heart will win out every time you watch Oscar Pistorius run. There is no easy answer, no textbook to consult, no precedent from which to point when the question of his belonging arises. There...
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Chandler Republic
| 10 months ago
At some point, the parents of Oscar Pistorius had to say the following: "Yes, doctor...At some point, the young boy must have felt the swell of shame, the crushing force of disability. "Hey, guys!...And at some point, the people who think Pistorius...
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KSBY
| 10 months ago
The 25 year old, four-time Paralympic gold medal winner is the first double-amputee to compete at the Olympics...Pistorius, nicknamed "Bladerunner" coasted at the end of the race for a second place finish in his heat. Pistorius had the 16th best time...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Oscar Pistorius qualified for the 400-meter semifinals at the London 2012 Olympic Games Saturday, when he became the first double-amputee runner to compete in history of the Olympics. Hailing from South Africa and running on two prosthetic legs,...
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Gawker
| 10 months ago
Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorius made Olympics history today as the first double amputee runner to compete . He also advanced to the semifinals, so take that, two-legged runners...The South African runner had both of his legs amputated when he was 11...
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US Magazine
| 10 months ago
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius runs during the 400 metres at the Fanny Blankers Koen Games in Hengelo on May 27, 2012. AFP/GettyImages Lauded Paralympian Oscar Pistorius ran the 400 meters in London on Saturday -- finishing second in his heat...
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The Hartford Courant
| 10 months ago
Hartford Courant Weaver High School graduate Daundre Barnaby failed to qualify for the semifinals in the Olympic 400m early Saturday morning in London. Barnaby, who is a member of the Canadian national team, ran with a time of 46.04 in the Heat 2 of...
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NY Daily News
| 10 months ago
Stories Oscar Pistorius , a 25-year-old South African and probably the most celebrated track athlete at the Games this side of Usain Bolt, made his much-anticipated Olympic debut a resounding success Saturday morning, when Pistorius, the first double-...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
London Scientists might not yet be able to agree on whether Oscar Pistorius should be allowed to compete in the Olympics, but it is undeniable that when he did on Saturday morning, it became an indelible moment in history of the Games.
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Indian Express
| 10 months ago
Defending champion Bolt clocked 10.09sec in his first round heat for the blue riband event of the London Games while Jamaican compatriot Blake timed 10sec dead. However, both men were upstaged in front of 80,000 people at the Olympic Stadium by 9.88s...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
VOA News August 04, 2012 South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius entered the history books Saturday at the London Olympics. He became the first double-amputee runner ever to compete in the Olympic games. He came in second in a 400-meter preliminary...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has created sporting history, becoming the first double amputee to compete in the Olympic Games, and qualifying from his heat for the semi-final. Pistorius' run in the first round of the men's 400m at the London...
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Star Tribune
| 10 months ago
Five things to know about Saturday, Day 8 of the London Olympics: _ Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius advances in his Olympic debut in the 400. _ Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin advance to 100 meters semifinals. _ Women's triathlon...
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International Herald Tribune
| 10 months ago
Oscar Pistorius , the double-amputee runner from South Africa whose athletic achievements have stirred an international debate over the distinction between disabled and able-bodied athletes, made Olympic history on Saturday when he became the first...
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
Sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee who has for years sought to race in the Olympic Games, finally got his wish Saturday, when he lined up to run in a preliminary heat in the men's 400 meters in London's Olympic Stadium. "On the blocks, I...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius became the first double amputee to compete on the track at an Olympic Games on Saturday, finishing second in his men's 400m heat with a season's best time. Men's 400m Round 1 Heats Nicknamed 'Blade Runner', Pistorius...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in a men's 400-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/David J...Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of...
