Search: Sprinter set to become first amputee to run in Olympics

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius (what's his nickname?) is set to become the first-ever Olympian to compete in track and field as an amputee (watch him set a world record at the Beijing Paralympics). Pistorius' qualification came as a surprise because he had previously failed to post a qualifying time, but South Africa's Olympic committee met and decided to allow him to race anyway (do some say his prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage?).

 

 

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