Olympics 2012: Oscar Pistorius Just Wants To Compete. On July 4, 2012, after years of struggles, Pistorius, who is a double amputee, was finally allowed to do just that.
"The fastest man on no legs," became the first man with no legs to ever qualify for an Olympic event when he was named by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee to compete in the London Games. It has been a long road to get to this point, and Pistorius was legless throughout it. Born on November 22, 1986, in Pretoria, Pistorius was diagnosed with a congenital absence of the fibula in both of his legs. At his doctor's request, his parents elected to amputate his legs from the mid-shin down at 11 months old. Two months later, he was fitted with his first prosthetics, and four months after that, the future Olympian was walking. A knee injury during a rugby game in 2003 left his knee severely damaged, but that did not deter him from competition. That was the beginning to a tremendously successful Paralympic career.
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My Sport: Oscar Pistorius. Toughest part of your sporting life: The training.
I think it's the same in any sport. Competing is great, but there's so much work that has to go on behind the scenes to get to that point. Most memorable sporting moment: The Paralympic Games in 2004 when I won gold medals in the 200m [in a world record time of 21.97] and 400m events, and taking the silver medal in the South African able-bodied championships in March this year in the 400m [in 46.56]. To become second fastest man over 400m in South Africa, behind Jan van der Merwe, was a major moment for me. After the Paralympic World Cup last year I decided to pursue this career with my full heart, and put my mind to training as hard as I could.
Worst sporting moment: Tripping and falling in the preliminary round of the 200 at the Athens Paralympics. Sporting heroes: Colin Jackson, Frankie Fredericks, Michael Johnson. Sporting event you would pay the most to see: A grand prix from a balcony in Monaco. And the answers. . . 1 Oscar Pistorius.pdf. People - Oscar Pistorius. Oscar Pistorius on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. CAS overturn IAAF's decision regarding Oscar Pistorius.
IAAF rules Pistorius' prosthetics give him unfair advantage - trackandfield. Pistorius is eligible for IAAF competition. Fair and Phenomenal - Blog: Melia's Take - Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Posted 2 years ago.
True Sport moments are not simply about examples of fair play or sportsmanship, although they are often evident in True Sport. True Sport moments are about when sport is firing on all cylinders – when the Principles of True Sport (www.truesport.ca/principles) are all in play, in the right balance and proportion. True Sport is about sport getting it right. And when sport gets it right, we are all better for it. The Oscar Pistorius story is a larger than life True Sport moment at these Games. Back in 2008, Oscar won the battle for the right to compete, but his ultimate goal of racing in the Olympic Games was not going to be handed to him – he was going to have to earn it on the merits of his athletic abilities. Working harder and remaining focused on his goal, Oscar relentlessly pursued his dream as all athletes who aspire to compete at the Olympics do. All that remained was for Oscar to “Go For It.” Athletics: Disabled runner makes case for competing in Olympics.