Pistorius misses out again on Beijing time

ROME (AFP) — South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius saw his hopes of taking part in the Beijing Olympics suffer another setback on Friday when he finished a long way outside the qualifying time.

Pistorius, who is bidding to make history by competing against able-bodied runners at the Games, clocked 46.62sec to finish in seventh place in the 400m B race at the Golden League meeting here, more than a second outside the 45.55sec qualifying standard.

The 21-year-old, however, improved on his season-best time of 47.78sec which he set in Milan last week. ...