Pistorius delays his Olympics bid

Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will wait until July before attempting to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

A ruling last week meant the double-ambutee could compete against able-bodied athletes as his prosthetic limbs do not give him an advantage.

However, his manager has revealed the South African is not quite ready to start competing.

"Oscar's not in any kind of shape to compete at the elite level at the moment," said Peet van Zyl.

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"He and his coach are going to get out of the limelight and concentrate on training and working hard."

Pistorious will continue to compete in the 100m, 200m and 400m at a number of upcoming Paralympic meets, before turning his attention to taking on able-bodied runners in July.

In order to qualify for the Olympics, Pistorius will need to lower his personal best from 46.33s to 45.55s.

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