Oscar Pistorius, one of the figureheads of paralympians is sprinter who is famous for his determination to defeat his disabilities. The South African sprinter was born with an abnormality in his legs. Eventually, his legs had to be amputated. Nevertheless, coming from a sports-crazy family, he was determined to be a sprinter. Up until now, he has trained with great determination. Despite numerous injuries, he has continued to practice for championships. Thanks to all this training, he is a fast man indeed. Although he runs on artificial carbon fiber lower legs, he made it to the semi-finals of the International Track Championships at Daegu, South Korea. 2012 is the year of the Olympics and the Paralympics. He plans to win a gold in sprinting at the event. Currently, the sprinter holds the record for paralympians for the 100m and 400m. We wish him good luck in his training for the Paralympics
