LONDON (AP) — Despite his trailblazing success at the world championships, Oscar Pistorius knows he still hasn’t convinced everyone he belongs on the track next to able-bodied runners.
However, the double-amputee sprinter says he will not be distracted in his goal to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
The South African known as “Blade Runner” says he’s always had his critics.
Although he ran the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay to help South Africa qualify for the final in South Korea last week, he wasn’t selected to run in the medal event. South Africa finished second behind the United States.
And Pistorius is still fighting to convince the IAAF that he can safely run any leg of a relay. The international track federation insisted he run the first leg of the preliminary relay because it was concerned his blades would hit other runners.
