Pistorius plays down 100m prospects
AFP | HT Correspondent, London
Aug 28, 2012 11:53 PM IST
Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday played down his chances of defending his 100m Paralympic title, assessing that it could be the most open - and fastest - final in Paralympic history.
Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday played down his chances of defending his 100m Paralympic title, assessing that it could be the most open - and fastest - final in Paralympic history.
The 25-year-old South African, a triple gold medallist in the T44 100m, 200m and 400m in Beijing, made history earlier this month by becoming the first double amputee to compete at the Olympics. But Pistorius said he would be happy for a medal of any colour in the 100m this time round, with the final likely to involve world record holder Jonnie Peacock and world champion Jerome Singleton.
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Pistorius said he had been "more than impressed" with Britain's Peacock, who in June lowered the world record for single leg amputees to 10.85sec.
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