Alan Oliveira: Boy from Brazil is ready for Rio – and Oscar
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Alan Oliveira: Boy from Brazil is ready for Rio – and Oscar

São Paulo : Brazil | Sep 09, 2012 at 4:44 PM PDT
Source: The independent
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When Alan Oliveira crossed the finish line of the 200m eight days ago to beat his rival Oscar Pistorius, he did more than cause one of the greatest upsets in Paralympic sporting history. Whether he knew it then or not, he also catapulted himself onto the international stage, creating an overnight global... FULL ARTICLE AT The independent
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Oscar Pistorius is out to defend his T44 100m title and goes in the heats from 1800 GMT today
Oscar Pistorius is out to defend his T44 100m title and goes in the heats from 1800 GMT today
 
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