amputee Pistorius for the Olympics in the 4x400.

amputee Pistorius for the Olympics in the 4x400.

Johannesburg (AP) - Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius is the London Olympics after being selected for the 1600-meter relay team in South Africa.Pistorius is set to become the first track athlete to amputee to compete at the Games after the Olympic Committee of South Africa, Wednesday, as he took a team of 13 athletes selected for the first time last month."Today is the happiest day of my life will be in (a) London2012 both the Olympic and Paralympic Games" the Paralympic champion, said on Twitter "Thanks to everyone who made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends and supporters of my opponent! All you have on hand ".Pistorius has been selected, along with Willem de Beer and Sean de Jager Ofentse Mogawane for the 4x400.The facilities disappointed Pistorius' failure to qualify in each of his 400 yards.25 years on blades, carbon fiber, despite the absence of less than 400 of the second in the qualifying rounds of the African Championships last week, Pistorius would have been aware of his dream. of competition in the Olympic and Paralympic events in the same year.Pistorius has made history last year by qualifying for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, he won silver in the 4x400 with South Africa's first amputee to compete in the tournament. However, the decision to leave him out of the finals has caused controversy.He traveled to Europe from South Africa to the United States and then in Benin, West Africa in his quest to get the selected time. He lost by 0.22 seconds in the final tournament in Benin last week to win the silver medal in the finals in Africa.South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee said Pistorius had been selected for London Games because the sport is not because he is the most famous sports people in the world."As I have said many times that we do not take passengers to London," said the president Gideon Sam SASCOC said: "Each of us met the selection criteria and the Olympics, the material's now or in in 2016. I wish them all the best ".Pistorius is the leader in South Africa this season when he ran 45.20 seconds in the Olympic trials in March, 400 to meet in Pretoria, his hometown.But he failed to set a second time'' in international competition before the South Africa on Saturday to meet strict criteria for the 400.

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