Pistorius finishes 4th in able-bodied race, still not qualified for Olympics

The Associated Press , Milan, Italy | Thu, 07/03/2008 6:04 PM | Sports

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius slowed on the final straight Wednesday in his first able-bodied race in nearly a year, finishing fourth and well outside the Olympic qualifying time.

The South African finished with a time of 47.78 seconds in the 400 meter B race at the Milan Notturna meet. The time he needs to qualify for the Olympics is 45.55.

Pistorius' lifetime best is 46.36.

Pistorius only resumed training six weeks ago when a sports arbitration court ruled that he was eligible to run in Beijing.

The court overturned a decision by the IAAF that Pistorius' carbon fiber prosthetic racing blades gave him an unfair advantage and that he should be banned from the Olympics and any other able-bodied race.(**)

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