that runner was pistorius.vastated, tweeting, "haven't been included in the final for the men's 4 bx400. pretty guttered." sosoh africa would finish second, which meant a historic silver medal for pistorius, since he'd run in qualifying. still, the athlete in pistorius will never be satisfied, knowing he didn't run when it mattered most. which, when you think about it, might just be progress. pistorius was treated as so many disadvantaged dream to be. as just another athlete. not as a mascot, not as a side show. and while he was disappointed, he wasn't bitter. >> memories will stay with me for the rest of my natural life. 's just been a blessing. >> reporter: and so we choose oscar mipistorius, who surely reminds you that he didn't win a thing. but for that packed house that roared for him in south korea, and so many more millions watching around the globe, it sure felt that way. we're always on at abcnews.com. for diane sawyer and all of us here at abc news, we thank you >>> the video didn't lie, meaning akuso

while oscar pistorius has become the first amputee to win a medal at the able bodied championships his south african team finished runners up behind the usa in the men's four by four hundred meters relay and double amputee pistorius didn't run in the final and he still eligible for a medal because he helped his teammates in the heats. and it's now the top seeds have been powering into the third round of the u.s. open world number one novak djokovic dropped just two games in his victory over carla spurlock of argentina to line up a third round meeting with nicolas everything so i mean has had an incredible year so far using only two matches in the entire season they start really thinking no one wins to his name and for twenty four year old showed just no i again on thursday night taking the first three sets against love the argentinian did get to consolation games in the final set but it was a master class from the uk a bitch in from round three c's peace loving guy. i played better i mean i was. getting a lot of balls back i was points when i needed a lot of. service. it was great and

medal at the able bodied will championships more on this have been bestowed on blade runner oscar pistorius as the south african pulled the wraps off a sculpture of his torso in london yesterday was part of international paralympic day in the british capital which is to take place next on the olympics and paralympics pistorius was the star attraction of the festivities at trafalgar square and graciously last back to the kids and improvised running british prime minister david cameron and where of london boris johnson also attended to explain to the paralympics on friday the story this is a big medal hope at those games but he also wants to run for his country in the same fix. now the rugby world cup finally gets underway on friday with new zealand taking on told the pressure is on the all blacks who haven't won the tournament since one nine hundred eighty seven despite regularly being ranked as the world's best light but she found out was for one use even captain sean fitzpatrick who says this side is capable of winning the sport's biggest crown for the first time in twenty four years. but

was also pistorius become the first amputee to win a medal at the able bodied championships this south african team finished runners up behind the usa in the men's four by four hundred meter relay and spoke double amputee pistorius didn't run in the final he's still eligible for a medal because he helped his teammates in the feat. yes and other goals came for america in the men's long jump thirty four year old bright phillips trained his first world title as he let the season's best eight metres and forty five centimeters. now rain most of g.p. champion who barely renzo has clocked the fastest lap time in friday's practice sessions had a sunday summary no grand prix the on home and settle for six was off with a slower morning but stepped up a gear in the afternoon and was the only riders to go faster than one minute and thirty four seconds in the second i say either championship leader casey stoner was not far behind as the australian reps on the teammate dani pedrosa post the second fastest time of the day stone is for people points clear of events like the top of the overall standard

oscar pistorius has become the first amputee to win and medal at the able bodied championships his south african team finished runners up behind the usa in the men's four by four hundred meters relay and double amputee pistorius didn't run in the final he's still eligible for a medal because he helped his teammates in the heats. tennis now the top seeds been powering into the third round of the u.s. open world number one though about kaka which dropped just two games in his victory over kala spurlock of argentina can line up a third round meeting with nicolas i would enter the serbian has had an incredible year so far losing only two matches in the entire season with a staggering fifty one winners to his name on the trading floor show just one again on thursday night the first to set against prologue to love the argentinian did gets to consolation games in the final set it was a master class and got a bitch into round three seems to be back in the game. i feel you know i could not play better i mean i was getting a lot of balls back i was in the points when i needed to make a lot of winn

pistorius will the first sprinter of the south african squad, assigned in the eighth lane... as decided by the iaaf... to ensure the safety of the other athletes in the race. 20 minutes before that, the fastest women on the planet will be competing for the 200 meter dash... where defending champion american allyson felix will be running next to teammate carmelita jeter and three jamaicans... including veronica campbell- brown who came in second at the previous worlds. on the field, we have men's long jump earlier in the evening... where korean kim deok- hyeon will be starting first... vying for the nation's first ever medal at the worlds. well, it seems like we've got more exciting games to watch on friday. thanks ji-sun, that was representatives of some sixty countries and major international organizations are set to meet on thursday afternoon in paris. that is to discuss a roadmap to rebuild libya. park ji-won reports. high-level government officials from sixty countries and from 10 international organizations gathered in paris on thursday afternoon... for a so- called 'friends of lib

the south african team, with amputee oscar pistorius left out from the line-up, came in second... followed by the jamaican squad. and jamaica's usain bolt will be back on the track to defend his title saturday evening? yes, the world will be eyeing on bolt once again for the men's 200 meter final set at 9:20 pm. he proved himself well in shape friday evening, clocking just over 20-point-3 seconds in the semifinal. bolt will be sprinting in lane three next to american walter dix... the first runner up in the 100-meter final who also made the cut. we've got 8 other finals on the eighth day,... starting with men's 50 kilometer race walk in the morning. earlier in the evening, women's 4 by 400 meter relay and 100 meter hurdle will take place... as well as the men's 15-hundred meters. thank you ji-sun for the updates. a 6-point-8 magnitude earthquake hit alaska early friday morning. the united states geological survey initially rated the quake at 7-point-1 but later lowered the quake to a magnitude 6-point-8. the agency says the quake struck of the coast of the aleutian islands and that there a

finished runners up behind the usa in the men's four by four hundred meter relay and the double amputee pistorius didn't run in the final we still eligible for a medal because he helped his teammates in the heats. yet another heading for america in the men's long john the thirty four year old white fillets claimed his fourth world title as he let a season's best eight metres and forty five centimeters. tennis now russian second seed vera zvonareva is through to the fourth round of the us open after a tight straight sets win and the bell medina getting against last year's finest edged the first set six four people clinching the second seven five twenty six long post and so this month my thought was on the men's side of the draw the two thousand and nine were not the final i think the potro has also gone into round three hundred eighty six and it makes a little resistance from the western wall of argentina and they go there. but on thursday while the more novak djokovic drops just to stay two games even in his victory over carlos ballack of argentina to operate third round meeting with a crowd of i