Pistorius Now Focusing On 2012 Olympics
Posted January 28, 2008 at 11:19 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008, London 2012, Events, Track & Field, Columns/Blogs, Jimmie Markham
No thanks to the IAAF and the IOC, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has decided to focus his energies on qualifying for the London Olympics in 2012, all but giving up hope on trying to find a way into the Beijing Olympic hunt. You can read more about this inspiring athlete and the odds that are stacked against him by the discriminatory policies of the world’s governing body of track & field at our sister site, The Final Sprint.
Read the article, titled “Not the Triumph But the Struggle?” here.
Tags: disabled athlete, discrimination, double-amputee, iaaf, ioc, olympic creed, olympic games, olympics, oscar-pistorius
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On October 9, 2008
versace 4127 said:
The problem is a new injury would leave him out of the competitions.