Olympics: "Blade Runner" Pistorius makes it to semi-finals of 400m
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Double amputee Oscar Pistorius of South Africa sets off in the men's 400m heats. He finished in second place. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
LONDON (AP) - It began with a smile at the starting line.
Moments later, Oscar Pistorius took off and the click-click-clicking of carbon on the track was all but drowned out by the 80,000 fans on hand to watch him make history on Saturday.
The first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, Pistorius cruised past an opponent or two in the backstretch of his 400m heat, and by the end, the "Blade Runner" was coasting in for a stress-free success.
Typical. Except this time, it was anything but that.
