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Oscar Pistorius, who has become one of the world’s most famous track stars over the past few months, was victorious in the 100-meter semifinals and his strongest events are still ahead.

Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 12:51 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Paralympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar

Roundup: Pistorius Sprints to Gold in First of His Three Races

One gold medal down and two to go for the sprinter Oscar Pistorius of South Africa at the Beijing Paralympics.

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Track and Field, Paralympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar

Paralympics Roundup: At Paralympics, Pistorius Sets Pace in the 100

The sprinter Oscar Pistorius of South Africa posted the fastest time in the qualifying heats for the 100 meters, and other news from the Paralympics in Beijing.

Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 11:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Paralympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar

Pistorius Runs 11.16, Eyes Gold

Oscar Pistorius of South Africa began his bid for three gold medals at the Beijing Paralympics on Monday by finishing with the fastest time in the 100-meter heats.

Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 4:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Paralympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar

Amputee Seeks Medal and to Master a Rival

Marlon Shirley, the world’s premier amputee sprinter, is trying to become the first three-time Paralympic gold medalist in the 100 meters, having won in 2000 and 2004.

Posted Saturday, September 06, 2008 3:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Track and Field, Paralympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar, Shirley, Marlon

Amputee Sprinter's Beijing Quest Is Over

After a year of controversy, legal battles and frantic effort, Oscar Pistorius was left off the South African 4x400 Olympic relay team and will not be going to Beijing.

Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 11:15 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Pistorius, Oscar, Court of Arbitration for Sport

Russian Pole-Vaulter Breaks Own Record

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia cleared the record height with ease nearly three years after setting her previous record, 16-5 1/4.

Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Pistorius, Oscar, Stuczynski, Jenn, Pole Vault, Wariner, Jeremy, Isinbayeva, Yelena

Pistorius Will Try to Qualify in Rome

The double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will resume his bid to qualify for the Olympics on Friday at a Golden Gala in Rome.

Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Pistorius, Oscar

Pistorius to Resume Olympic Bid

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will try to run the Olympic qualifying time of 45.55 seconds in the 400 meter race in Rome on Friday to qualify for South Africa’s relay team for Beijing.

Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:22 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Track and Field, Pistorius, Oscar, Court of Arbitration for Sport

Pistorius Outside Qualifying Time

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter from South Africa, finished well outside the Olympic qualifying time in his first able-bodied race in nearly a year.

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar

A Personal Call to a Prosthetic Invention

Van Phillips is an amputee who invented the Cheetah foot, a carbon graphite prosthetic that recently gained approval for use in track and field competitions.

Posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:52 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games, Pistorius, Oscar, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Amputation, Inventions and Patents, Phillips, Van

Sports of The Times: Ruling Gives Lift to a Dream

Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee runner, won the right to compete for a spot in the Beijing Games. And I find myself applauding the narrow one-case judgment of the court.