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Oscar Pistorius is a 20-year old South African Paralympic runner known as “The Fastest Thing on No Legs”. After having both of his legs amputated below the knee when he was only 11-months old, Oscar has exemplified the astounding spirit of these challenged athletes. Oscar is sponsored by Ossur and with the aid of their Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetics, Oscar has ran his his way to multiple Paralympic gold medals and set world records in the 100, 200 and 400m events. He has also gone on to break his own to consider the issue. As the IOC struggles to make decision, Oscar has kept his heworld records 19 times in a single year and has successfully competed against able-bodied runners.
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