Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius, who has a double amputation, is the world record holder for class T44 in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Össur. He competes in T44 (single below knee amputees) events though he is actually classified in T43 (double below knee amputee).
On 4 August 2012 he became the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games when he entered the men's 400 metres race. Though he was not able to make it to the finals, he already did well for making it to the semi-finals.
(source: Wikipedia)
This photo was taken long time ago, but has gone viral last Sunday on some social networking sites such as Twitter and to the web after Pistorius raced. He inspired many people who are also like him just like the young girl in the photo named Ellie Challs.
Pistorius only proved that disability doesn't mean inability. He is an icon whose inspiring many people like him, physically challenged but did not see it as an obstacle nor a reason to give up. Not only he inspired physically challenged people, but also the able-bodied person just like me.
"I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet."
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