South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been selected to run in the 400 metres and 4 by 400 metre relay at the world athletics championships in South Korea, starting later this month.
Athletics South Africa says Pistorius, who runs on carbon fibre attachments, had been named to compete in both events.
The 24-year-old, who has been dubbed the Blade Runner, met the qualifying requirements when he clocked 45.07 seconds at a meeting in Italy last month.
Pistorius first competed against able-bodied athletes in 2007 but the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) then amended its rules to ban the use of "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device".
In the following year the world governing body said scientific research had shown Pistorius enjoyed an advantage over able-bodied athletes and banned him from competitions held under their rules.
However, the decision was over-ruled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, making Pistorius eligible for the 2008 Beijing Olympics although he was unable to qualify for the South African team, winning gold medals instead in the Paralympic 100, 200 and 400 metres.
