The Scot was handed a two-year doping ban in 2004 , which prevented him competing for Britain in previous Games . Oscar Pistorius to become first double-amputee Olympian in London . The 25-year-old has been selected in the individual 400 and 4x400m relay . Pistorius had both of his legs amputated when he was 11 months old . He is now training for a comeback at the 2012 Olympics in London after being cleared by doctors last year to run again without prosthetics.
Oscar Pistorius to become first double-amputee Olympian in London . The 25-year-old has been selected in the individual 400 and 4x400m relay . Pistorius had both of his legs amputated when he was 11 months old . He is now training for a comeback at the 2012 Olympics in London after being cleared by doctors last year to run again without prosthetics.