``Blade Runner'' fails to qualify for the olympic games in Beijing
An amputee sprinter, who''s nicknamed the ``Blade Runner'', has failed in his bid to qualify for this summer''s Olympics in Beijing, after South Africa''s athletics federation left his name off its 1600-metre relay team today.
``Blade Runner'' Oscar Pistorius won his second gold of the Paralympics here on Saturday to keep his triple sprint dream alive, winning the 200 metres in front of a huge crowd at the ``Bird's Nest'' National Stadium.