ttc wrote:
But a paralympic opponent making up 8 meters in the final 100m of a 200m is very brow-raising.
And that happened because Alan's leg turnover in the last fity metres was almost twice that of Oscar's. Perhaps Oscar was spent after running a WR 21.30 in the semis, or maybe he tied up, or had slowed down expecting he had already won. However in the last fifty Alan's turnover was faster than Oscar's AND Alan's leg strides was shorter than Oscar's
Alan rrrrrrrrrrran Oscar down. What an electric comeback, it is the Brit in me so I love when 'underdogs' in any sport zoom past the almost-crowned winner, on the line
Once he had had time to cool down, Pistorius was a more gracious, admitting that Oliveira had "played by the rules" and that his blades were within the stipulated limits.
But his anger was still there, bubbling away beneath the surface. "He's never run a 21 second race before. That's fact," he said of Oliveira. "He was running high 23s less than a year ago so you just need to look at the facts behind it. I brought it up with the IPC but nothing's been done about it. I believe in the fairness in sport and I believe in running on the right length."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/sep/03/paralympics-oscar-pistorius-angry-loss
Well Oscar, 1. Alan is twenty yrs old 2. people usually raise their game for the Olympics.
Stop whining Oscar, you were beaten fair and square.
I hope Alan beats Oscar in their two other races