Tag: Oscar Pistorius
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VISTA2013 Opening Ceremony to draw Popow
Germany, April 29, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) VISTA2013 conference will have an intriguing Opening Ceremony panel on Wednesday (1 May) in Bonn, Germany, which will include Paralympic sprint champion Heinrich Popow and Dr. Wolfgang Potthast, who served as the scientist involved in Oscar Pistorius’ original IAAF case of whether his blades gave him…
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Peacock Runs Fastest Ever Time in Amputee Sprinting
Germany, July 01, 2012: Peacock Runs Fastest, Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds for the 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a world record mark that eclipses times set by South African `Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius and USA’s 2004 Paralympic Champion Marlon Shirley. Single…