'Blade runner' Pistorius can take part in relay

August 01, 2012 10:49

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Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be able to run any part of the Olympic 4x400-meter relay and will not be held back by concerns his carbon fiber blades would endanger others in the race, the IAAF said.

Pistorius was the leadoff runner in the semifinals at the world championships in Daegu last year after the IAAF had raised concerns that that his carbon fiber blades would endanger others in the race. South Africa won silver but Pistorius did not run the final. Pistorius is the first amputee runner on blades competing in the Olympics and his four-year battle to overturn a ban and qualify to compete in track's premier event became one of the most compelling stories of the games.

Pistorius is set to run in the individual 400 on Saturday and is expected to run the relay next week.

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