The fastest man on no legs now has the Olympics in his sights. Uses high-tech carbon-fibre legs, the sprinter Oscar Pistorious has been given the thumbs up to compete in the Beijing Games on prosthetics. Unfortunately for Pistorius, his toughest challenge might still be ahead. He’ll need to cut 1.01 seconds of his personal best of 46.56 to qualify for the 400-meter race in Beijing. [Gizmodo]
