It was mission accomplished for Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday as he won gold in the T44 100m in 11.17 seconds, taking the most difficult step in his quest for three gold medals at the Beijing Paralympics.
"I wouldn't say the rest was easy," he said of the 200m and 400m which lie ahead of him, "but it was just great to be out here, take in the crowd and get the gold medal."
Because he is not the best of starters, it looked as if the race had got away from him, as Jerome Singleton of the United States approached the line beating his chest in triumph.
But the man they call "Blade Runner" for the pair of prosthetics he wears after losing both his lower legs as an infant to a birth defect has a gear that only really kicks in after about 80m, and he came flying past the surprised Singleton.
Pistorius will compete in the 200m starting on Thursday, and he completes his campaign in the 400m on Sunday.
Congratulations, holding thumbs for the next two!
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