Record tumbles as Pistorius does it again
April 06 2007 at 07:17AM
Johannesburg - The Nedbank Championships for the Physically Disabled witnessed another phenomenal performance from Paralympic sprint sensation Oscar Pistorius as he broke the world record in the 200m at Germiston Stadium on Thursday.
Pistorius clocked a time of 21.6 seconds to break the record of 21.66 seconds he set at the World Championships in Holland last year.
This was the 20-year-old’s second world record of the championships, after breaking the 100m world record yesterday in a time of 10.91 seconds. The Pretoria University student also became the first amputee sprinter ever to dip under the 11sec mark.
“I’m excited about my performances here this week,” Pretorius explained.
“My coach and I have been working on race strategy, training and dieting, and my times have come down a lot.” - Sapa