FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes in a qualification round for the Men's 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been selected for South Africa's Olympic 4x400 relay team. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes in a qualification round for the Men's 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been selected for South Africa's Olympic 4x400 relay team. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011, file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius runs in a 400 meter race in Warsaw, Poland. Pistorius has been included in South Africa's Paralympics team, but time is running out for the double-amputee sprinter to also qualify for the London Olympics."Blade runner" Pistorius and swimmer Natalie du Toit are among 62 athletes named by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee on Wednesday June 20 2012 for the Aug. 29-Sept. 9 Paralympics. Pistorius will defend his 100, 200 and 400-meter Paralympic title, but he now has just 10 days to qualify for the Olympics and become the first amputee sprinter to compete at the games. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)
Foto de archivo del 9 de septiembre de 2008 del corredor sudafricano Oscar Pistorius, derecha. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
FILE - This Sept. 9, 2008 file photo shows Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, right, crossing the finishing line ahead of Jerome Singleton of USA in the Men's 100m final during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing. Singleton is ready for his shot to be the fastest in the world at the Paralympics _ and the chance to gain a platform for his sport like rival Pistorius. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Oscar Pistorius has been selected to run in both the individual 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay at the London Olympics and is set to become the first amputee track athlete to compete at any games.
In a surprising last-minute decision Wednesday, South Africa's Olympic committee and national track federation cleared the double amputee to run in his individual event. The Olympic committee earlier announced that Pistorius had been picked only for the relay.
Olympic committee chief executive Tubby Reddy tells The Associated Press that the track body asked for permission to also allow Pistorius to run the 400, even though he had not met their qualifying criteria.
The 25-year-old Pistorius, who runs on carbon fiber blades, called it "one of the proudest days of my life."
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