POWER OF DREAMS...

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius was born on 22 November 1986 in Sandton, Gauteng Province(South Africa) with congenital absence of the fibula in both legs.

When he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated halfway between his knees and ankles.



He attended the Pretoria Boys' High School where, between the ages of 11 and 13, he played rugby union in the school's third XV team, water polo and tennis. He also played water polo and tennis at the state level.
In addition, Pistorius took part in club Olympic wrestling. After a serious rugby knee injury, he was introduced to running in January 2004 while undergoing rehabilitation.





He took part in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and came third overall.
Despite falling in the preliminary round for the 200 metres, he qualified for the final. He went on to win the final with a world record time of 21.97 seconds.
Following years he set world records in 100, 200 and 400 mts in Paralympic World Cup.

Pistorius was invited by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to take part in what would have been his first international able-bodied event, the 400-metre race at the IAAF Grand Prix in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2005. He was unable to attend because of school commitments.

On 13 July 2007, Pistorius ran in the 400-metre race at Rome's Golden Gala and finished second
in an able bodied athelete meet.

Pistorius has ambitions of competing in other able-bodied events, specifically at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Pistorius has been the subject of criticism because of claims that his artificial limbs, which are J-shaped carbon-fibre prosthetics called the "Cheetah Flex-Foot" manufactured by Icelandic company Össur, give him an advantage over able-bodied runners.

on 14 January 2008 the IAAF ruled Pistorius's prostheses ineligible for use in competitions conducted under the IAAF rules, including the 2008 Summer Olympics. Pistorius has called the decision "premature and highly subjective" and pledged to continue fighting for his dream.
Pistorius subsequently appealed against the adverse decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and appeared before the tribunal at the end of April 2008.

On 16 May 2008, the CAS reversed the IAAF's ban, clearing the way for Pistorius to try and qualify for the Olympics

Though he is not fast enough to qualify for any of 100, 200 or 400 mts event but still the South African government can take him to Beijing in 800 mts relay race.

I am waiting for this event very eagerly to see a man with no legs competing with other able bodied athelets at the highest level.
He will make world stand and notice him and he will prove that the only limitation is the limitation in your dreams.
He will going to be the happiest man alive on earth that day.

His sporting motto is: "You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have."


Just one thought comes in my mind
Is it win of courage and dreams over disabilities
Or is it win of science over human
Or is it win of courage, dreams and science over disablities and human.