race of the 400 meters Semi finals to which he said this was a 'great relief' to fulfill a long-held ambition.
“It was a great opportunity for me to have a chance to run, it was a goal I've had for many, many years. I really don't feel like a pioneer but I'm very hon- oured to be in the position I am in and I hope to write a few more chapters as I'm still young,” Pistorius said just after reaching the semi-finals.
Pistorius ran the first-leg to help South Africa qualified for the final
However, the end of the dream for the former Paralympian came just three days into the championship as he finished eighth in his semi-final starting rather slowly and never recovered, trailing home in 46.19 seconds to finish last in his semi-final finishing 22nd out of 24 runners in the round. He how- ever got huge cheers from the South Korean crowd keeping him upbeat about his achievement thus far.
Later on Pistorius will go on to say: “I would really have loved to have per- formed better but my goal was to make the semi-final, and I did that. It has been a great experience for me. Even if I had run faster, I wouldn't have
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