In the first semi-final of the 4 × 400 metres relay race on 9 August , the second runner of the South African team , Ofentse Mogawane , fell and was injured before reaching Pistorius , who was to have run the third leg . South Africa was passed into the final on appeal to the IAAF , due to interference by Vincent Kiilu , the Kenyan athlete who downed Mogawane . The South African relay team eventually finished eighth out of the field of nine in the final on 10 August . However , it established a season 's best time for the team of 3 minutes 3.46 seconds , with Pistorius running the final leg in 45.9 seconds . Pistorius was chosen to carry the South African flag for the closing ceremony
closing ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Oscar Pistorius