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Pistorius Misses Last Shot at Beijing

Amputee not selected for relay team

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 18, 2008 9:22 AM CDT

(AP) – Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen today to be on South Africa's Olympic team for Beijing. After failing to qualify for the 400 meters earlier, Pistorius was left off the 1,600-meter relay team, the AP reports. Four other South Africans had faster times,... Read full story »

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