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Pistorius fails in Olympic bid
July 17, 2008
Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius said he is happy with his season's achievements on Wednesday despite missing out in his last bid to qualify for the 400 metres at next month's Beijing Olympics.
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Pistorius set a personal best time of 46.25 seconds to finish third in a field of able-bodied athletes at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting in Lucerne but was 0.70 seconds short of the 45.55 seconds qualifying standard for the Games.
Photographs: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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