OSCAR “BLADE RUNNER” PISTORIUS WINS GOLD! September 9, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in Sport, Uncategorized.Tags: gold, Oscar Pistorius, paralympics
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Paralympic gold for Oscar today! Oscar came from behind and and snatched gold from United States’ Jerome Singleton during the finals of the Men’s 100m T44 race. Oscar seemed to be out of the race after a slow start on the wet track, but he powered down the staight and pulled off the win! The runner in the photo with him is United States’ Marlon Shirley.
Oscar won a legal battle in May for the right to run in the Beijing Olympics against able-bodied athletes. However, he failed to meet the qualifying time in the 400m, but he is setting his sights on the London 2012 Olympics!
Well done Oscar, all the best for the 200m and 400m races!
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GOLD, GOLD, GOLD, GOLD! September 8, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in Uncategorized.Tags: gold, medal, Natalie Du Toit, Oscar Pistorius, paralympic
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Natalie Du Toit won our first gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics when she won her 100m butterfly event in the pool in a world record time.
Not to be outdone Charl Bouwer claimed gold in the 400m freestyle (class S13) in a new world record time of 4:14.02.
Natalie claimed her second gold medal in the 100m freestyle (class S9) event and we hope to see a few more gold’s from her soon!
Philippa Johnson added the fourth gold in the Individual Equestrian Championships (Grade IV).
Now we are waiting for Oscar Pistorius (the “Blade Runner”) to strike gold, he will be running the 100m, 200m and 400m events. He is a double amputee and races with prosthetic legs.
Well done to all our paralympic athletes, we are very proud of all your achievements, even if you do not win a medal, you do us proud just by being there!
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